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At least 100 emergency vehicles descended upon the Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of St. Louis, where a wall that was about the length of a football field collapsed, as did the roof above it. (AP Photo)

4 dead in US tornadoes, storms; roof collapse at Amazon

By early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble to determine if anyone was trapped inside

11 Dec 2021 3:15 PM IST

Garg, who is in his mid-40s, cited market efficiency, performance and productivity as the reason behind the firings. (Representational Image: Reuters)

Indian-origin CEO who fired 900 on Zoom call takes time off after...

On Dec 1 over a Zoom call that lasted less than 3 minutes, Garg abruptly fired more than 900 employees, about 9% of the...

11 Dec 2021 2:32 PM IST

The number of people in China infected with H5N6 bird flu this year has jumped, raising concern among some experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed and may be more infectious to people. (Reuters Photo)

China's Guangdong reports human infection of H5N6 bird flu

Several H5N6 infections in China had died this year, according to local government statements and WHO reports

11 Dec 2021 1:39 PM IST

President Joe Biden delivers closing remarks to the virtual Summit for Democracy, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP)

U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and...

China's embassy in Washington denounced the U.S. move as 'serious interference in China's internal affairs'

11 Dec 2021 1:36 PM IST

The Yale team is currently testing nasal vaccine strains against COVID strains in animal models. (Representational Image: ANI)

Nasal vaccine might help fight new COVID-19 variants: Study

The research has been published in the 'Science Immunology Journal'

11 Dec 2021 12:48 PM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus inside a vaccination centre in Ghaziabad. (Photo: AFP)

No recommendations for COVID-19 booster dose by SEC: Sources

Amid the emergence of the new COVID variant Omicron, the SII had sought approval to administer the booster dose of its...

11 Dec 2021 12:29 PM IST

A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

Amid Omicron scare, high 'seropositivity' rate should help India, says...

Waves can happen even without a new variant, he said

11 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

Pinaka extended range successfully tests at Pokhran Range (ANI)

DRDO successfully tests extended range Pinaka at Pokhran Range

Pinaka - ER is the upgraded version of the earlier version of Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for...

11 Dec 2021 11:55 AM IST

A staffer conducts thermal screening of a passenger at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai. (PTI)

Second Omicron case reported in Delhi; tally in India rises to 33

The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight...

11 Dec 2021 11:36 AM IST

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

India's active COVID-19 cases decline to 93,277, lowest in 559 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 44 days now

11 Dec 2021 11:00 AM IST

Rescue officals at the spot where an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Bodies of five more armed forces personnel killed in IAF chopper crash...

The mortal remains of the five personnel were released to close family members this morning, said a senior military...

11 Dec 2021 10:43 AM IST