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People wait on line to get tested for COVID-19 in New York. More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to the highest level on record. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)World
New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record

New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks, eclipsing the old mark of 250,000, set in mid-January

30 Dec 2021 12:03 PM IST

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (ANI file photo)World
Former Afghan President Ghani listed among 'most corrupt' people of...

OCCRP said Ghani deserved an award because he 'deserted his people leaving them to misery and death'

29 Dec 2021 11:45 AM IST

A woman writes the word \Omicron\ into a piece of paper that will be placed on a handmade doll depicting Covid-19 Omicron variant in Managua. (Photo: AFP)World
Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO

The WHO noted that the rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased...

29 Dec 2021 10:54 AM IST

The surge has already overwhelmed testing stations, prompted new vaccine mandates and caused at least one state to cut back on surgeriesWorld
Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

The surge has already overwhelmed testing stations, prompted new vaccine mandates and caused at least one state to cut...

29 Dec 2021 10:45 AM IST

This photo taken on December 25, 2021 shows residents undergoing a nucleic acid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Xian in Chinas northern Shaanxi province. (AFP)World
China expands lockdowns as COVID cases climb

China has followed a 'zero-Covid' strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns

28 Dec 2021 1:30 PM IST

A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms. (AP/Stephen B. Morton, File)World
US health officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine

People with symptoms during isolation, or who develop symptoms during quarantine, are encouraged to stay home

28 Dec 2021 11:54 AM IST

The new law will come into effect from January 1, 2022. (Representational image: PTI)World
Sri Lanka makes defence ministry's NOC mandatory for foreigners...

Registrar General WMMB Weerasekera, in a circular dated October 18, said that the decision has been taken due to...

27 Dec 2021 12:36 PM IST

A man has a swab taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, on Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)World
Australia's most populous state reports first omicron death

The fatal case was identified as a man in his 80s who was infected at an aged care facility in western Sydney

27 Dec 2021 10:49 AM IST

Crowded Sarojini Nagar market amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)World
COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face, warns UN...

The first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was marked on December 27 last year

27 Dec 2021 9:55 AM IST

The outspoken Tutu was considered the nations conscience by both Black and white, an enduring testament to his faith and spirit of reconciliation in a divided nation. (File Photo: Reuters)World
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90

In his final years, he regretted that his dream of a 'Rainbow Nation' had yet to come true

26 Dec 2021 1:58 PM IST

The fire also left over 200 others with burn injuries. (Photo: Twitter)World
40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh

The fire broke out around 3:00 am (local time) on Friday in the engine room of the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch

24 Dec 2021 11:45 AM IST

Health workers process COVID-19 PCR tests at an outdoor testing site aside the Long Island Sound in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo: AFP)World
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the world to pull together to end the COVID-19 pandemic next year

24 Dec 2021 10:09 AM IST

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