To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans in US-
By PTI NEW YORK: Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to […]
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US adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against COVID-19-
By PTI WASHINGTON: US health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle
United Nations estimates 22 million Ethiopians will need food assistance in 2022
An estimated 22 million Ethiopians will require humanitarian assistance in 2022, according to a United Nations report. Ethiopia’s already high humanitarian
UK government rules out new restrictions before Christmas-
By PTI LONDON: The British government said on Thursday it won’t introduce any new coronavirus restrictions until after Christmas, and
Japanese professor invents ‘lickable’ TV to give your taste buds a treat-
By Online Desk Now, we can taste our favourite food without gaining weight. A Japanese professor has developed a prototype
Putin urges West to act quickly to offer security guarantees
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to move quickly to meet Russia’s demand for security guarantees precluding
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
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