“Any complacency now will cost lives,” says WHO Director-General-
By Online Desk GENEVA: The Omicron variant has now been reported in 57 countries and the number is expected to […]
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China grants emergency approval for its first Covid drug-
By AFP BEIJING: China’s drug authority has granted emergency approval for the country’s first specialised treatment against Covid-19, found in
New Zealand plans to phase out tobacco sales to effectively ban smoking-
By AFP WELLINGTON; New Zealand announced plans Thursday to effectively ban smoking by progressively lifting the age at which tobacco
Food waste becomes California’s newest climate change target-
By Associated Press DAVIS: Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won’t have a place in California trashcans under the
Talks on Ukraine would pose challenge of their own for US President Joe Biden-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said this week the U.S. would take a more direct role in diplomacy
US CDC on Omicron amid surge in COVID cases-
By PTI NEW YORK: More than 40 people in the US have been found to be infected with the omicron
Finland’s 36-year-old prime minister apologizes for clubbing after COVID-19 close contact
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized this week for going out to a nightclub in Helsinki over the weekend after her
UK PM Johnson moves to Plan B COVID measures as 131 more Omicron cases recorded-
By PTI LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced tougher measures such as work from home where possible,
Norway caps indoor gatherings; lockdown for unvaccinated to continue in Austria-
By PTI COPENHAGEN: The Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick
Gunfire breaks out on beach near Cancun resort, no injuries reported
A group of people on jet skis fired gunshots into the air on a beach in Cancun, Mexico, forcing tourists