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Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax and prior infection: Studies
London: The rising cases of Covid, in the UK, the US and some European countries, as well as in India, majorly driven by BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, suggest it…
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Germany faces gas supply ‘crisis,’ declares alarm level
Berlin: Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, saying Europe’s biggest economy faces a crisis and warning that storage targets for the winter are…
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Jaishankar meets counterparts from Lanka, Bangladesh, Canada, Tanzania, Rwanda
Kigali: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his counterparts from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Canada, Tanzania and Rwanda on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit beginning here on Friday. Jaishankar arrived…
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Russians focus firepower to seize two villages in east Ukraine
Kyiv: The Russian military expanded its grab of territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, capturing two villages and vying for control of a key highway in an offensive that could cut supply…
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UK detects polio virus in London sewage samples
London: Health officials in the UK have found poliovirus in sewage samples in London, 19 years after it was eliminated by 2003. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the poliovirus…
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World Health Network declares monkeypox outbreak a pandemic
Washington: The current monkeypox outbreak, which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursday been declared a pandemic by World Health Network (WHN), a global collaboration of scientific and citizen…
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United States lawmaker moves anti-India resolution in Congress
Washington: A pro-Pakistan US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the State Department to declare India an egregious violator of religious freedom. Ilhan Omar, the Democratic member…
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Pakistan, Iran send aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Islamabad/Kabul: Pakistan and Iran have sent aid supplies to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude quake that killed at least 1,000 people in the war-torn nation’s Paktika province. The Prime Minister’s…
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Noticeable increase in exports of Russian oil to China, India: Putin
Moscow: Russian oil exports to China and India have noticeably increased and its presence in the BRICS countries is also growing, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday amid the Ukraine conflict that…
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3 injured after plane makes hard landing in Russia
Moscow: At least three persons of the seven on-board an An-30 plane were injured after the aircraft made a hard landing in Russia’s Far Eastern Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on Wednesday, officials…
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Bangladesh’s daily Covid cases surpass 1K; highest in 4 months
Dhaka: Bangladesh is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections, with 1,135 new cases being reported on Wednesday, the highest in about four months, officials said. One Covid-19 death was also recorded in…
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Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000
Kabul: More than 1,000 people were killed in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, media reports said. A severe earthquake struck in the early hours of this morning…
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Xi Jinping hits out at US, EU for imposing sanctions against Russia
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hit out at the US and EU for imposing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, saying the act of wilfully imposing curbs will…
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Pakistan secures deal with IMF to restore stalled USD 6 bn aid
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund to restore the stalled USD 6 billion assistance package and unlock doors for financing from other international sources, according to…
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Sri Lanka’s economy has ‘completely collapsed’: Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s economy has “completely collapsed” and it is facing a far more serious situation beyond the mere shortages of fuel, gas, electricity and food, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned on…
