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Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with intestinal obstruction
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement. The hospital where he…
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France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected
Paris: French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’. The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have…
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Biden conferring with Ukraine’s leader over Russian buildup
Wilmington: President Joe Biden is resuming his telephone diplomacy over the Russian troop buildup near its border with Ukraine, coordinating with Ukraine’s leader on strategy to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow says…
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Imran Khan says graft, sex crimes main evils confronting Muslim world
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that rising corruption and sex crimes were the two main evils confronting the Muslim world. He said this during an interactive dialogue on Riyasat-i-Madina:…
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South Korea reports 2 Omicron-linked deaths
Seoul: Two deaths in connection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in South Korea on Monday, according to health officials. These are reportedly the first deaths in the country linked to…
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China claims to have beaten US to develop next gen hypersonic missiles
New Delhi: China claims it has beaten the US to developing heat-seeking hypersonic missiles that could home in on targets including aircraft carriers and moving vehicles, Daily Mail reported. The development, which…
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Pak: Locals block roads, protest against power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Scores of local men and women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday blocked the road leading to the Torkham border and protested against prolonged power outages in the area. Traffic on…
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2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century
Chicago: The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single…
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COVID-19 patients at New York hospitals nearly doubles in 10 days
New York: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US state of New York almost doubled in the past ten days amid the spread of the Omicron variant, according to…
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WHO chief optimistic that pandemic will be beaten in 2022
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.…
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Global Covid caseload tops 288.1 mn
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 288.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.43 million and vaccinations to over 9.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
