International
- Jan- 2022 -8 January
85% of the Indonesian population has Covid-19 antibodies – survey
A government-commissioned survey found that more than 85% of Indonesia’s population possesses antibodies against COVID-19, but epidemiologists cautioned that it…
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Tourists stranded in the snow at Pak hill station, 16 feared dead :
Pak authorities have revealed that at least 16 tourists have died in tbe extreme cold weather after getting stranded in…
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Unbelievable… but true ! Letter delivered 76 years after it was sent !
According to the Associated Press, a letter that was sent by an American soldier 76 years ago to his mother…
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Covid-19 booster shots every few months not sustainable, says UK scientific advisor
Even while the COVID-19 booster doses are essential in the near term to tackle the Omicron variant, Britain’s chief scientific…
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Sikh taxi driver assaulted at US Airport; Turban knocked off; Video goes viral
New York: A Sikh taxi driver of Indian origin who drives his taxi in the United States was assaulted…
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Using a ‘cloth-mask’? In just 20 minutes, you can get COVID-19: Study
Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly all over the world again, which has renewed the debate over cloth masks and N95…
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27-ft-tall glass pyramid with 54,740 champagne glasses creates record in Dubai
A Dubai hotel set a Guinness World Record with a champagne pyramid made up of 54,740 champagne glasses. Officials at…
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Hong Kong leader orders probe into a COVID-hit party , attended by 13 officials
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s leader, has ordered an investigation into the actions of 13 top government officials who attended a…
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16 killed in explosion at cafeteria
Beijing: 16 people killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion at an office cafeteria in southwest China. Preliminary…
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Israel lifts ban on same-sex surrogacy
Israel abolished ban on same-sex couples and single males becoming parents through surrogacy on Tuesday, upholding a Supreme Court ruling…
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Britain calls in military to assist with hospital staff shortage
The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom announced on Friday that it had begun deploying military personnel to assist…
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Thailand announces more pandemic curbs as response to surge in cases
In response to an increase in new Covid-19 infections connected to the Omicron strain, Thailand’s quarantine waiver programme will be…
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Arif Khan, India’s Beijing Winter Olympics-bound athlete, included in TOPS core group
The Sports Ministry announced on Friday that Winter Olympics-bound Arif Khan has been awarded Rs 17.46 lakhs for his training…
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Arbery murder : Three Georgian men sentenced to life imprisonment
Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release on Friday…
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Pfizer vaccine provides protection for children from rare Covid-19 complications, says CDC
A paper released on Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that taking two doses of…
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Rapid nose swab tests may not detect Omicron effectively, expert says
An infectious diseases expert reported that swabbing the nose with a fast antigen test will not consistently detect Omicron variant…
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Sinopharm’s protein-based booster is more effective against Omicron than previous shots, study says
A study found that when a protein-based COVID-19 vaccination was administered as a booster after two doses of an earlier…
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Mexico approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill for emergency use
Mexico’s health regulator has approved the emergency use of Merck’s (MRK.N) COVID-19 medication Molnupiravir, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez…
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Novavax to apply for EUA approval from US FDA next month
Novavax Inc plans to submit a request to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine…
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After audit review, Chinese regulator recovers $47 billion in funds.
After reclaiming more than 300 billion yuan ($47.04 billion) in government funds, China’s auditing regulator advised officials to “keep their…
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France sees progress in Iran’s nuclear negotiations, but the clock is ticking.
On Friday, France’s foreign minister said that although time is running out, progress has been made in the Iran nuclear…
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Country announces more restrictions
Bangkok: Thailand government has imposed more restrictions in the country to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The government extended the…
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Kazakh government issues shoot-to-kill order to suppress protests
After days of violence, security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan’s capital, Almaty, on Friday, and the…
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Goldfish trained to ‘drive’ robotic vehicle on land by researchers in Israel
Can you imagine a fish being able to drive a car? That’s a lot of fun to imagine. Israeli scientists,…
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Astronomers watch live a red supergiant star explode for the first time
For the first time in astronomy, researchers were able to see the death by explosion of a giant red…
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France issues revised entry rules
Paris: The French government removed South Africa and some other countries from the list of places subject to highly restricted…
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Country removes travel ban imposed on UAE, US, UK
Tel Aviv: Israel government removed several countries from its ‘Red List’ of banned destinations. The health ministry in the country…
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Country approves Pfizer’s vaccine for children aged 5 to 11
Kuala Lumpur: Health authorities in Malaysia have granted conditional approval for the use of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for children…
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Turkish Airlines suspends flights to this country
Istanbul: The national air carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines suspended flights to Kazakhstan till January 9. The flights were suspended…
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Japan and US seek new defence collaboration
As the United States and Japan aim to cooperate more on new defence challenges, the foreign and defence ministers of…
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Taking pics of breastfeeding mothers without consent to be made illegal in England, Wales
In England and Wales, photographing breastfeeding women in public without their agreement will be made illegal. According to sources, those…
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Pakistan to appoint first woman as Supreme Court Judge
Pakistan’s judicial commission confirmed the nomination of the country’s first female Supreme Court judge on Thursday, a move that ruling…
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France fines Facebook Ireland over website cookies issue
The CNIL, data privacy agency of France, penalised Facebook Ireland Limited 60 million euros on December 31, 2021, because users…
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Russian troops deployed on a mission to put down violence in Kazakhstan
On Thursday, new violence erupted in Kazakhstan’s capital, Almaty, as Russia dispatched paratroopers to quell a nationwide rebellion in one…
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Rare case of avian flu identified in a human in UK
London: Health officials in Britain said on Thursday that they had identified a rare case of avian flu in…
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