World stocks rally on easing Omicron fears LONDON: Global stock markets rallied Tuesday on fading fears over dangers arising from the new Omicron Covid ... Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:09pm
World Russia reports first Omicron infections MOSCOW: Russia has registered its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its nationals... Updated 06 Dec, 2021 08:31pm
World Omicron variant found in at least 15 US states: CDC chief WASHINGTON: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in about 15 US states so far, but the Delta ... Published 05 Dec, 2021 08:04pm
World Britain records 53,945 COVID-19 cases, highest since July LONDON: Britain recorded 53,945 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since July 17, government... Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:21pm
World US announces another case of Covid Omicron variant WASHINGTON: Health authorities in the midwestern US state of Minnesota announced Thursday they had found another ... Published 02 Dec, 2021 09:51pm
World India announces first two cases of Omicron variant NEW DELHI: India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant on Thursday, months... Published 02 Dec, 2021 05:25pm
Markets European stocks, oil prices rebound from Omicron rout LONDON: European stocks and oil prices rebounded Monday from a pre-weekend slump that was sparked by fears over a ... Published 29 Nov, 2021 05:34pm
Print Oil settles down $10/bbl on new variant concerns NEW YORK: Oil prices plunged $10 a barrel on Friday, their largest one-day drop since April 2020, as a new variant ... Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am
Markets Japan shares bounce back as upbeat earnings offset virus worries NEC rose 4.5% after the electronics and IT company posted a surprise return to profits in the April-June quarter Published 02 Aug, 2021 09:59am
Markets US Treasury yields slip to 11-day low as growth fears bite Thirty-year yields dropped 3.3 bps at 1.8965% Published 19 Jul, 2021 01:01pm
World Saudi suspends UAE flights due to virus variant Saudi citizens and residents returning from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:46pm
World Indian state tightens curbs on fears of new virus variant India has recorded 48 cases of the variant so far, with Maharashtra reporting 21 infections -- higher than any other state. Published 25 Jun, 2021 07:36pm
World Russia warns of 'explosive' virus surge The highly infectious Delta variant, which first appeared in India, represents nearly 90 percent of new cases in Moscow, Sobyanin said. Updated 23 Jun, 2021 09:13pm
World UK says Delta variant 60 percent more transmissible So far there have been 42,323 identified cases of the Delta variant in the UK, according to Public Health England's data, up from 29,892 on June 2. Published 11 Jun, 2021 06:37pm
World WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variant The B.1.617.1 sub-lineage has meanwhile been downgraded to a "variant of interest," and named Kappa. Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:44pm
World Vietnam discovers new hybrid virus variant: state media More than 6,700 cases including 47 deaths have been reported in Vietnam, with the lion's share occurring since April. Published 29 May, 2021 05:22pm
World Indian Covid variant detected in Greece The woman had symptoms but was not hospitalised, the agency statement said. Her symptoms have since subsided and her period of quarantine is over. Published 25 Apr, 2021 05:28pm
World Indian Covid variant found in Switzerland: health authority The virus variant was found in "a passenger who was transiting through an airport," it said, without providing more details about the case. Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:55pm
World Germany restricts travel from 'high-risk' India Germany is the latest of several countries to restrict travel from India over the new variant, following Canada, Britain and Kuwait. Published 24 Apr, 2021 04:28pm
World AstraZeneca could have COVID-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper British and European Union medicine regulators have said that the overall benefits of using the vaccine outweigh any risks of rare clotting. Published 18 Apr, 2021 06:44pm
World Britain is investigating variant originating in India PHE has said it has identified 77 cases of the variant in Britain. Updated 18 Apr, 2021 06:40pm
World English variant not linked to more serious infections: study However they said the Lancet study had the benefit of having used whole-genome sequencing as well as a good variety of patient and disease outcomes. Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:31pm
World Variant sweeps Hungary to world-high weekly Covid death rate Almost 12,000 coronavirus patients are currently being treated in hospitals, including nearly 1,500 on ventilators. Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:51pm
World EU to send extra BioNTech jabs to fight virus variant in Austria The EU ordered about 40 million doses of the AstraZeneca jab. Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:58pm
World S.Africa virus strain 'offers immunity against other variants' Identified late last year, the variant fuelled South Africa's second wave of infection and delayed the start of vaccinations in February. Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:55pm
World German pupils return to schools despite rising infections Merkel argued that relaxation measures should be strongly tied to testing, according to participants in the meeting. Published 22 Feb, 2021 05:45pm
World Lightning lockdowns curb virus in Melbourne, Auckland Both the Auckland and Melbourne outbreaks involved the more transmissible virus strain first detected in Britain. Published 17 Feb, 2021 05:28pm
World New Zealand's largest city enters lockdown as UK variant found Ardern's office meanwhile announced that the first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in New Zealand on Monday. Published 15 Feb, 2021 05:30pm
World UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows Rather than individually sequence all of them, they were able to identify a particular anomaly that was a "reliable proxy" for B.1.1.7. Published 08 Feb, 2021 09:40pm
World Senegal detects first case of British virus variant The nation of 16 million people is nonetheless battling a second wave of Covid-19, with the government imposing new restrictions this month, including a night-time curfew in Dakar. Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:34pm