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New Delhi: With the increase in demand for Covid-19 tests, over the past weeks due to the latest Omicron variant, the hackers are back at exploiting the pandemic to conduct more attacks, according to a report. According to researchers from Barracuda Networks, a cloud-enabled security solutions provider, since early October 2021, Covid test-related phishing attacks […]

Coconut Creek: A South Florida cook says he lived a nightmare recently when police mistook him for a fugitive with the same name, similar looks and almost the same birthday. Leonardo Silva Oliveira, 26, was wanted for probation violation on charges out of Boca Raton. But on Jan. 20, authorities arrested Leonardo Silva Oliveira, 26, […]

Houston: At least six people were injured following an explosion at a chemical plant in Westlake, a city in the southern US state of Louisiana, police sources said. The explosion occurred at Westlake Chemical on Wednesday among its ethylene dichloride storage tanks, Xinhua news agency reported citing the local media outlet KLFY. One worker was […]

Hyderabad: One month after Russia put forward security proposals, sending troops to Ukraine’s border, the United States responded with NATO allies that it was ready for any eventuality, and would not budge on Russia’s core demand that Ukraine never be allowed to join NATO. As western governments threaten Russia with a package of sanctions to […]

The holy city's iconic golden Dome of the Rock was dusted in snow. Main highways to Jerusalem and its major arteries were shut, and schools and businesses closed for the day as municipal snowplows worked to clear streets.

Meet Kyle Hippchen, the real winner of a first-of-its-kind sweepstakes, who gave his seat to his college roommate.

Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 219 kilometres of West-Northwest of Pangai, Tonga at 06:40:07 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 14.5 km, was initially determined to be at 19.1419 degrees south latitude and 176.3218 degrees west longitude.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 72,906,511 and 876,052, according to the CSSE.

In his message, on the eve of the Republic Day, he recalled the Free Trade Agreement between India and the UK and also the joint manufacturing of Corona vaccine by the Oxford-AstraZeneca.

The board said Tuesday that “access to a very limited number of internet-based services remain restricted as part of the mitigation measures.” It didn't say who was behind the Jan. 19 attack or give details of what occurred.

Hyderabad: We have heard of people who oppose covid vaccination, we have heard of people willing getting infected with coronavirus to escape getting vaccinated, but this instance takes the cake and perhaps will remain on top of the list of those refusing to getting vaccinated, even if their life is at stake. Media in the […]

Hyderabad: It is not every day that you hear about someone who is old… super old, like 24,000 -years-old. According to the last Census conducted in India in 2011, India had a total of about 6 lakh individuals aging over 100, translating to just 0.5 per cent of the country’s 121.cr population at the time […]

Tokyo: The highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 can survive upto eight days on plastic and 21 hours on skin — a much longer period of time than other variants of concern like Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, as well as the original strain, according to a study. The study posted on pre-print, and not […]

Hyderabad: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure as public anger festers over reports of a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that took place while the rest of the country was in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. He is accused of misleading the public and parliament about drinks parties that took […]

New Delhi: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant has escaped from a hotel in Toronto, Canada, Samaa TV reported. Waqar Ahmed Jadoon was an attendant on flight PK-781 from Islamabad to Toronto, according to PIA officials. But he was not part of the crew when the plane was returning to Pakistan on Sunday. A […]

Ouagadougou: People in Burkina Faso awoke to a new military-led junta Tuesday, after mutinous soldiers ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and seized control of the country. Days of gunfire and uncertainty in the capital, Ouagadougou, ended Monday evening when more than a dozen soldiers on state media declared that the country is […]

Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 354.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.60 million and vaccinations to over 9.81 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that […]

Hyderabad: An important hallmark of the Iranian culture; the carpets and rugs created in the region have fascinated royals and connoisseurs since time immemorial. Renowned for their intricate designs, rich colours, and inimitable craftsmanship, the story of these carpets can be traced back to 539 BC when Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and introduced the […]

Canada: It is common to hear this question after New Year’s party and any other day people choose to go clubbing: “Why do we drink the way we do?” A group of researchers has found that at least some of it has to do with a particular protein in the part of the forebrain that […]

This is because almost all Emirati troops, which were involved in the bloody fighting in Yemen, had been withdrawn in July 2019 and the United Arab Emirates was always projected as an entirely safe tourist and business hub, free from the bloody conflicts in the region.

New York: An Indian-American police officer, who has been on the job for just over six months, is being hailed a hero for rushing to neutralise a gunman who shot a police officer and wounded another. Sumit Sulan, 27, shot the assailant who surprised the officers opening fire on them in his mother’s flat on […]

Rhode Island: Ever since rocks were brought back from the Moon to the Earth, during NASA’s Apollo program from 1968 to 1972, an enduring mystery continued to baffle scientists: the Moon’s magnetic field – one that rivalled Earth’s in strength. Now, research led by a Brown University geoscientist proposes a new explanation for the Moon’s […]

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 70,699,416 and 866,540, according to the CSSE.

Hyderabad: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, Lambda, and Delmicron in between. Since it was first notified in 2019, Covid-19 virus has changed into multiple variants and hundreds of mutations have taken place. While billions got affected by this deadly virus, more than five million have lost their lives. Even after two years since this novel […]