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Shoppers wearing face masks on a crowded sidewalk in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. As the world grapples with the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19, scientists in South Africa where omicron was first identified are scrambling to combat its spread across the country. (AP)

Omicron variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

New cases are confirmed in Germany and Italy, with Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong also reporting that the variant has...

28 Nov 2021 1:25 PM IST

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. (PTI)

Oli vows to 'take back' Indian territories if he returns to power

'We have published a new map incorporating Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura ... but we need to take those land back,'...

27 Nov 2021 12:53 PM IST

Travelers line up for a COVID-19 test during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City. (Reuters Photo)

New York governor declares 'disaster emergency' over rising COVID-19...

'Disaster emergency' declared in New York

27 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

In this file photo taken on September 13, 2021 an elerly patient receives the 3rd dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South...

The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far

26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM IST

Chinese paramilitary policemen wearing masks wait to cross a traffic light as a municipal worker riding a three-wheel bike moves past them, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

Flights cancelled, schools shut over three Covid-19 cases in Shanghai

The three positive cases are friends who travelled to the nearby city of Suzhou together last week, Shanghai health...

26 Nov 2021 11:31 AM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Zainoel Abidin hospital in Banda Aceh. (Photo: AFP)

EU to propose 9-month limit on covid vaccine validity for travel

Some of the current thresholds for including countries on the list from which non-essential travel is allowed would be...

25 Nov 2021 3:19 PM IST

Cannabis is a historical tradition in the subcontinent. The survey puts Karachi in second place, defeated only by New York and awards Delhi third, with Los Angeles and Cairo intruding to push Mumbai to sixth. Three subcontinental cities proudly uphold our reputation as stoners . Justice prevails. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Taliban signs deal with Australian company, may legalize 'cannabis...

The Taliban had earlier committed to crack down on cannabis and opium processing in Afghanistan

25 Nov 2021 2:32 PM IST

Swedish Social Democratic Party leader and newly appointed Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson during a press conference after the budget vote in the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (Pontus Lundahl/TT via AP)

Sweden's first woman prime minister quits hours after appointment

Though the Green Party pulled its support for her government, it said it is prepared to stand behind Andersson in a new...

25 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

This file photo taken on October 14, 2021 shows boxes containing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP)

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

Moderna hasn't yet gotten the go-ahead to offer its vaccine to teens

25 Nov 2021 10:38 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 30, 2020. (AP)

SpaceX to conduct 'humanity's first planetary defence test' to...

This will be the third flight for this Falcon 9's first stage booster

24 Nov 2021 1:19 PM IST

In this file photo taken on August 9, 2021 a vehicle approaches the USA-Canada border to enter the USA, which is still closed to Canadians for non-essential travel. (Jason Redmond / AFP)

US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January

American citizens and permanent residents may still enter the US regardless of their vaccination status, but face...

24 Nov 2021 1:01 PM IST

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the interim Taliban government. (Representational Photo: ANI)

Taliban expand interim cabinet, 27 new members named

In September, the Taliban announced a new list of 17 more ministers in the caretaker Afghanistan Cabinet

23 Nov 2021 3:20 PM IST