International Archive

Iran imposes mandatory quarantine for travellers from Europe

Saturday, January 30th, 2021 4:33pm

Germany restricts travel from virus variant countries

Saturday, January 30th, 2021 12:36pm

COVID-19: France closes borders to all countries outside EU

Saturday, January 30th, 2021 11:03am

Kuwait authorises emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Saturday, January 30th, 2021 10:31am

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia extends travel ban till May 17

Saturday, January 30th, 2021 9:41am

Bolivian doctors demand lockdown as COVID surge threatens health service 'collapse'

Friday, January 29th, 2021 5:44pm

India's Haryana state blocks internet after clashes at farmers' protest

Friday, January 29th, 2021 5:15pm

Russia says test for UK coronavirus variant to be available soon

Friday, January 29th, 2021 4:44pm

Ukraine bans use of Russian vaccines

Friday, January 29th, 2021 2:47pm

China will not recognise British passport for Hong Kong residents

Friday, January 29th, 2021 1:27pm

India to supply COVID-19 vaccine to Oman

Friday, January 29th, 2021 11:27am

COVID-19: Novavax says its vaccine is 89% effective

Friday, January 29th, 2021 11:09am

Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills four patients

Friday, January 29th, 2021 11:04am

Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against South African mutations: Study

Thursday, January 28th, 2021 10:17am

Australian state borders to reopen with zero local virus cases

Thursday, January 28th, 2021 9:58am

Philippine regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Thursday, January 28th, 2021 9:36am

Oman imposes new restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19

Thursday, January 28th, 2021 7:59am

AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Wales partially evacuated over suspect package

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 6:42pm

COVID-19: Travellers from high-risk countries face 10-day hotel quarantine in UK

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 6:25pm

Bahrain clamps down on restaurants and schools to contain COVID-19

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 4:00pm

Security tight at India's historic Red Fort after clashes with farmers

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 10:49am

South Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in some schools

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 10:19am

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 9:08am

Biden aims to have enough vaccine for most Americans by summertime

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 8:52am

Five arrested as Australia Day protests draw thousands

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 12:51pm

Indian police fire tear gas in clash with farmers on Republic Day

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 11:50am

Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 10:03am

New Zealand may approve COVID-19 vaccine next week

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 10:01am

Saudi Arabia to get 3 million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 9:59am

Tokyo revises contact tracing strategy, narrows to higher-risk cases

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 9:18am

Dutch anti-lockdown riots extend to a third night

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 8:37am

UK's Johnson wants tougher border control due to risk of 'vaccine-busting' new variants

Monday, January 25th, 2021 3:27pm

Bodies of 9 China gold miners found; death toll at 10

Monday, January 25th, 2021 3:24pm

Australia approves Pfizer vaccine, warns of limited global AstraZeneca supply

Monday, January 25th, 2021 11:10am

New Zealand confirms first COVID-19 case in months, sparking Australia travel halt

Monday, January 25th, 2021 10:44am

Hong Kong lifts lockdown in Kowloon district after testing 7,000 people

Monday, January 25th, 2021 10:03am

Tata in talks to launch Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in India

Monday, January 25th, 2021 9:04am

Oman extends border closure until February 1

Monday, January 25th, 2021 8:36am

US to escalate surveillance, study of coronavirus variants

Monday, January 25th, 2021 8:36am

Four football players die in Brazilian air accident

Sunday, January 24th, 2021 8:42pm

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week

Sunday, January 24th, 2021 3:13pm

New Zealand health officials probe probable community COVID-19 case

Sunday, January 24th, 2021 9:23am

Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny

Sunday, January 24th, 2021 9:00am

China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground

Sunday, January 24th, 2021 8:55am

Moscow Navalny protest draws at least 40,000 people

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 5:09pm

Over 200 detained at Russia protests called by jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 3:15pm

Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory COVID-19 testing

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 2:53pm

Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 1:30pm

Belgium bans foreign tourism to avoid third COVID-19 wave

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 1:11pm

UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 1:05pm

India to begin COVID-19 vaccine exports to Saudi Arabia, Morocco

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 11:41am

Biden inauguration: Nearly 200 National Guard test positive for COVID-19

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 11:36am

Pfizer to join WHO co-led vaccine scheme

Friday, January 22nd, 2021 3:23pm

COVID-19: Georgia to lift ban on international flights

Friday, January 22nd, 2021 2:53pm

COVID-19: UK keeping its borders open for now

Friday, January 22nd, 2021 12:40pm

Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women

Friday, January 22nd, 2021 12:24pm

Biden to seek five-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia

Friday, January 22nd, 2021 11:34am

Portugal set to shut schools as pandemic worsens

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 2:56pm

Suicide bomb attack on Baghdad market kills at least 32

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 12:40pm

California resumes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine usage after pause

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 11:46am

Merkel aide says border closures unavoidable if infections not curbed

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 11:35am

At least three people dead, one missing in Madrid explosion

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 8:57am

US to rejoin Paris climate accord, new curbs on U.S. oil industry

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 8:43am

Indonesia aims to start general public COVID-19 vaccinations late April to May

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 8:40am

China to impose virus testing on Lunar New Year travellers, cases rising

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 8:38am

Chinese rescuers hope to drill shaft to free trapped gold miners

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 8:36am

Kamala Harris breaks barriers as America's vice president

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:53pm

Joe Biden sworn in as U.S. President

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:52pm

Live: Biden arrives at U.S. Capitol to assume presidency after Trump departs White House

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:22pm

Trump leaves Washington, Biden to assume U.S. presidency

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 4:51pm

Russia applies for registration of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 3:13pm

Dutch government to introduce first curfew since World War II

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 2:45pm

Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies after contracting COVID-19

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 1:21pm

Mexico reports more than 1,500 COVID-19 deaths, highest daily total

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 9:16am

Taiwan cancels more events as local COVID-19 cases rise

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:51am

Japan says vaccination schedule for broader population undecided

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:47am

China's capital steps up COVID-19 measures as outbreak persists

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:46am

Trump orders 18-month halt to removal of Venezuelans from the U.S.

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 8:34am

Lebanon central bank governor says allegations against him are "fabrications"

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 3:17pm

Japan's Okinawa declares coronavirus emergency as cases spike

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 3:03pm

UK health secretary Hancock says self-isolating until Sunday

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 2:19pm

Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 1:33pm

No injuries reported in Argentina's 6.8 magnitude quake

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 10:00am

Colombia's capital Bogota extends nightly curfew to curb coronavirus

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:45am

China faces worst COVID outbreak since March 2020

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:44am

Mexico records more than 8,000 new coronavirus cases

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:41am

Biden to block Trump's plan to lift COVID-19 European travel restrictions

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:28am

Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:22am

Morocco reports its first case of UK coronavirus variant, bans more flights

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 9:18am

U.S. Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby

Monday, January 18th, 2021 8:54pm

Germany plans more tests, sequencing to deal with new coronavirus strains

Monday, January 18th, 2021 2:57pm

Swiss ski resort St Moritz quarantines hotels, shuts schools to contain COVID variant

Monday, January 18th, 2021 1:31pm

Ukraine sees lowest daily coronavirus tally since late September

Monday, January 18th, 2021 1:21pm

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Jazan region leave 3 people injured

Monday, January 18th, 2021 10:07am

At least 81 dead due to Sulawesi quake as Indonesia battles series of disasters

Monday, January 18th, 2021 9:41am

China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases as infections persist in northeast

Monday, January 18th, 2021 9:18am

Oman to close land borders again to curb spread of COVID-19

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 3:39pm

Austria to extend third COVID-19 lockdown to February 8

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 12:32pm

U.S. capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests as FBI flags risk of violence

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 12:31pm

Thailand reports 374 coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 10:03am

U.S. 'deeply disappointed' Mexico closed probe of ex-defense minister

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 9:39am

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny set to return to Russia

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 9:06am

Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 4:59pm

Astrazeneca COVID vaccine gets approval in Pakistan

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 4:41pm

Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 2:43pm

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 12:21pm

Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 10:47am

India kicks off vaccination campaign, among world's largest

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 9:52am

Britain tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 variants

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 9:37am

India's protesting farmers, government to hold new round of talks

Friday, January 15th, 2021 12:12pm

U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials - filing

Friday, January 15th, 2021 10:36am

Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds

Friday, January 15th, 2021 10:14am

Hungary reaches deal to buy China's Sinopharm vaccine

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 5:49pm

Japan suspends entry of all non-resident foreign nationals

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 11:32am

Indonesia to resume search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 9:44am

Philippines approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 9:14am

WHO team arrives in China's Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 8:47am

COVID-19 test rule before arriving in UK pushed back to Monday

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 7:11am

US House impeaches Trump for second time

Thursday, January 14th, 2021 4:51am

'He must go,' Pelosi says, as U.S. House nears impeaching Trump

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 10:20pm

Italy to extend COVID-19 state of emergency to end of April

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 5:39pm

Italy targets violent clan in biggest mafia trial in decades

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 3:42pm

Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 11:04am

Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 10:59am

US to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 9:00am

YouTube removes new content uploaded to Trump's channel

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 8:57am

US House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 8:51am

Indonesia says crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had passed airworthiness check

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 10:32am

Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new COVID-19 threat

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 10:04am

FBI warns of armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 7:21am

Gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park diagnosed with COVID-19

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 7:19am

New Zealand to ask international travellers to show negative COVID-19 results

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 7:19am

House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Donald Trump

Monday, January 11th, 2021 8:30pm

India's top court chides government over impasse with protesting farmers

Monday, January 11th, 2021 5:39pm

Scotland announces 10-day quarantine for passengers arriving from Dubai

Monday, January 11th, 2021 5:28pm

China says WHO team to probe COVID-19 origins will arrive Thursday

Monday, January 11th, 2021 11:18am

Mixed signals for North Korean leader's sister as Kim seeks to cement power

Monday, January 11th, 2021 7:56am

Indonesia hopes to retrieve black boxes of crashed jet from Java Sea

Monday, January 11th, 2021 7:55am

Bahrain reopens airspace to Qatar

Monday, January 11th, 2021 7:13am

Indonesia landslides kill 11, injure 18 in West Java

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 2:47pm

Spain sends out vaccine, food convoys after snowstorm paralyses roads

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 2:47pm

Democrats push toward second Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 11:44am

National power grid breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 9:38am

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 8:34am

Suspected debris of missing Indonesian plane found

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 4:04pm

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 3:49pm

Indonesian plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 2:59pm

Australia on high alert after travellers bring new COVID-19 strains

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 1:51pm

China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 12:49pm

Twitter deletes new Trump tweets, suspends campaign account

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 11:49am

10 babies killed in hospital fire in India

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 11:06am

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban on March 31

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 10:10am

Mayor of London declares major incident over COVID hospital pressure

Friday, January 8th, 2021 5:11pm

Pakistan sentences Lakhvi to 5 years for terrorism financing

Friday, January 8th, 2021 4:02pm

Australia scrambles to block COVID-19 virus variant; travellers must show negative test

Friday, January 8th, 2021 3:37pm

England and Scotland to require travellers to show negative COVID-19 tests

Friday, January 8th, 2021 3:36pm

US Capitol police officer dies of injuries from riot by Trump supporters

Friday, January 8th, 2021 11:21am

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears effective against new COVID-19 strain: Study

Friday, January 8th, 2021 11:15am

Facebook, Instagram to block Trump's account for rest of presidential term

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 9:23pm

Trump says there will be an orderly transition to Biden presidency

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 1:39pm

After Trump supporters storm US Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 1:02pm

Plan for Tokyo state of emergency moves forward as COVID-19 cases surge

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 9:43am

Australia urges China to give access to WHO coronavirus experts 'without delay'

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 9:43am

World leaders condemn 'horrifying' scenes at US Capitol building

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 8:26am

Resignations and recriminations after Trump supporters run riot

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 7:54am

Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 6:09am

EU regulator approves Moderna vaccine as fears grow over virus variants

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 6:21pm

GCSE, A-level exams to be replaced by teacher assessments

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 6:10pm

Japan's daily coronavirus cases hit record as state of emergency looms

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 3:08pm

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation welcomes signing of the Al-Ula Communique

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 12:10pm

Australia to bring forward COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 9:30am

Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 9:08am

In Georgia, Trump pressures Pence, Biden promises 'new day' with Senate runoffs

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 11:52am

Assange 'free to return home' once legal challenges over, Australia PM says

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 11:48am

China doubles down on COVID narrative as WHO investigation looms

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 11:11am

COVID-19: England goes back into lockdown

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 7:22am

GCC Secretary-General welcomes opening of borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 5:41am

Scotland issues stay-at-home order in new lockdown

Monday, January 4th, 2021 8:08pm

UK judge rejects US extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Assange

Monday, January 4th, 2021 3:18pm

UK rolls out AstraZeneca shots, touts taking lead in global vaccine race

Monday, January 4th, 2021 1:25pm

'Just stay home': Thai PM urges compliance as virus cases hit record

Monday, January 4th, 2021 11:36am

India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data

Monday, January 4th, 2021 10:47am

Two shootings in Florida's Miami-Dade County leave 12 wounded

Monday, January 4th, 2021 9:38am

COVID-19: Kuwait suspends flights to and from UK

Monday, January 4th, 2021 9:27am

India approves AstraZeneca and local COVID vaccines, rollout soon

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 12:59pm

At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 9:52am

Australia's COVID-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 9:33am

Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 8:42am

Car bomb explodes in vegetable market in Syrian border town

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 5:32pm

Car bomb targeting Turkish company kills four in Somalia

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 5:28pm

Pakistan arrests militant group leader on terror financing charges

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 5:09pm

India approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 2:35pm

French police shut down huge party defying COVID-19 restrictions

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 1:58pm

Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 12:37pm

UK to close all London primary schools as coronavirus cases surge

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 10:20am

Philippines to ban US travellers from January 3

Friday, January 1st, 2021 5:21pm

Norway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant

Friday, January 1st, 2021 3:45pm

AstraZeneca vaccine set to become first to get approval in India

Friday, January 1st, 2021 2:31pm

COVID-19: Bangkok to close schools for two weeks

Friday, January 1st, 2021 1:09pm

COVID-19: Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa

Friday, January 1st, 2021 12:07pm

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine receives WHO validation

Friday, January 1st, 2021 11:07am

Canada to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19

Friday, January 1st, 2021 10:38am

More infectious COVID-19 variant found in Florida

Friday, January 1st, 2021 10:31am

App launched for Indians living abroad

Friday, January 1st, 2021 10:17am