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Davos: Jagan bats for investments in trade and technology for AP

Andhra Pradesh (AP) chief minister (CM) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met with heads of Tech Mahindra, and Dassault Systemes at World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday. The CM aims to develop Visakhapatnam…
Investments pour into Telangana as KTR woos companies in Davos

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) pulled in over Rs. 600 crore in investments to Telangana on his first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings in Davos…

Europe’s red alert for monkeypox as nations told to prepare vaccination strategies

London: European countries will be told to prepare a vaccination plan to tackle the spiralling monkeypox outbreak, as Denmark became the latest country to be struck down. EU authorities are set to…
Zelensky compares Russia’s invasion with Sarajevo in 1914, Munich in 1938

Davos-Klosters: Calling for “maximum” sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a live video address to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Klosters told the participants…
Pak government no to early polls, will complete a full term

Islamabad: After much deliberation, the coalition partners in Pakistan have decided that the incumbent government will go ahead with the completion of its term instead of holding early elections, sources said on Monday.…
Modi participates in event to launch Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

New Delhi: Visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday participated in an event in Tokyo to launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The event was also attended by US President Joe…
Monkeypox: Isolation measures brought in UK to contain the spread

London: Anyone who has had direct or household contact with a confirmed case of monkeypox, and therefore at the highest risk of having caught the rare virus, is being advised to isolate for…

35-year-old Qatari doctor comes out as gay, seeks asylum in USA

Doha: In a first, a Qatari doctor who concealed his identity for the most part of his life, has publically come out as gay, Saturday. The 35-year-old doctor identified as Nas Mohammed…
Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.9mn kids

Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio vaccination drive targeting 9.9 million children. “The fourth general polio vaccination campaign in 2022 is aimed at vaccinating 9.9 million children…
12 countries affected by monkeypox, a formidable challenge: WHO

Geneva: Even though the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in…
World Health Assembly to focus on Covid-19, health and peace

Geneva: The 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) has kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, to focus on major issues including response to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic and the global health for peace initiative. Covid-19…
Japan: PM Modi on 2-day visit for Quad summit, bilateral meetings

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders which is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations…
Monkeypox: Compulsory quarantine introduced in a European country

Brussels: Belgium has become the first country to make the 21-day quarantine compulsory for the monkeypox patients after four cases of the disease have been reported last week. The Belgian health authorities…
5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning

Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on Sunday struck off Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, but no tsunami warning was issued, According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at…
China increases purchase of low-priced Russian oil: Report

Beijing: Under the shed of its so-called friendship with Moscow, China is increasing purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices, CNBC reported citing UK media. This comes after it initially cut…