Apple shuts several retails stores in US due to Covid surge-
By IANS SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has shut several retail stores around the US owing to the rising Covid-19 infections among […]
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Pope Francis preaches on humility in Christmas address
Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and
3.5 million people died of COVID-19 this year; no country can boost its way out of the pandemic, say-
By Online Desk GENEVA: WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has informed that 2021 was a year in which 3.5
Tiananmen massacre ‘Pillar of Shame’ monument removed in Hong Kong
A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the best-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese
US to see 140 million new Covid infections between Jan-March-
By IANS WASHINGTON: With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases,
US to see 140mn new Covid infections between Jan-March-
By IANS WASHINGTON: With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases,
Third dose of Covishield significantly boosts antibodies against Omicron: Study
The study found that antibody levels against Omicron after the booster shot were higher than antibodies in people who had
AstraZeneca booster significantly boosts antibodies against Omicron-
By IANS LONDON: A third dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, named Covishield in India, produces similar neutralising antibody levels against
Germany announces 4th booster dose, Britain may follow-
By IANS LONDON: Hot on the heels of Israel, Germany has announced the rollout of a fourth Covid booster to
Explosion outside Kabul’s passport office-
By ANI KABUL: An explosion took place close to the gate of the passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul