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US: The Delta variant is already the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States, according to data modeling done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the health agency's estimates the…

Health authorities in the Indian state of Kerala have declared a state of alert in all districts after identifying 15 cases of Zika virus. Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed the infections in Trivandrum (now…

US: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek authorization for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy, as the Delta variant drove devastating outbreaks in Asia and Africa and cases rose again in…

A crowd gathers near the Police station in the capital Port au Prince where the armed men accused of involvement in the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise were detained. HAITI: At least 28 people carried out the…

AFGHANISTAN: Ghor Province of Afghanistan is being trampled upon by the Taliban, who are capturing vast tracts of the country as the deadline for the withdrawal of the US-led NATO troops comes closer. Of about 400 districts of…

FIJI: Fiji has announced plans to make the coronavirus vaccine compulsory for all workers as it battles a runaway outbreak of the Delta variant, with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama issuing a blunt message: "no jabs, no job".…

SOUTH KOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lost up to 44 pounds but has no major health issues affecting his rule, according to a South Korean lawmaker briefed by a spy agency. The National Intelligence Service estimated that…

AUSTRALIA: Australia's New South Wales state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant in…

Bangladesh has reported 11,525 COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day since the start of the pandemic, as authorities fear a crisis of medical oxygen critical in its treatment. At least 163 people died in the last 24 hours, raising…

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through the city’s hosting of the Olympics, as organisers consider banning all spectators from the event. Suga said on…