Merkel presses German states to get tough with COVID curbs

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Germany’s states on Sunday to step up efforts to curb rapidly rising coronavirus infections, and r...

Ship blocking Suez Canal moves slightly, unclear when it will refloat

Suez Canal salvage teams were alternating between dredging and tugging on Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy wat...

39 more expats granted Oman’s citizenship

MUSCAT: As many as 39 more expatriates have been granted Oman’s citizenship, bringing the total number of foreigners to be given the nation...

Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup

Myanmar security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said, as people across the country gathered to mourn 114 people kille...

Russian President Putin felt minor side effects from COVID-19 vaccine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had experienced minor side effects from the coronavirus vaccine after receiving the firs...

Taste and smell gone forever? The anguish of Covid survivors

Three days after testing positive for Covid-19, “everything tasted like cardboard,” recalls 38-year-old Elizabeth, who lost her sense of ta...

Suspected suicide bombing at Indonesian church wounds 14 people

JAKARTA: Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding ...