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AstraZeneca said it is yet to be fully determined whether the vaccine protects against severe disease caused by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant found in South Africa.

A museum opened on Martin Luther King Jr Day, in Nashville's musical tourism district

AstraZeneca said it had not been able to properly ascertain the effect of the vaccine on severe disease and hospitalisation caused by the South African variant.

The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, suggest the possibility that evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can occur in immunosuppressed individuals when prolonged viral replication takes place.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,908,962 and 461,910, respectively, according to the CSSE.

The survey was done online with over 6,000 millennial travellers across the country during January 2021.

The Ministry's directive asked the operators to temporarily suspend the access of Twitter and Instagram under Section 77 of the country's Telecommunications Law

Heavy rains, drought and Covid-19 curfews have contributed to the scarcity

Grape consumption was protective; more UV exposure was required to cause sunburn following grape consumption, with MED increasing on average by 74.8 per cent.

Netblocks, which tracks social media disruptions and shutdowns, confirmed the loss of Twitter service starting 10 PM.

The officials said the passenger was held by the authorities after he could not give a satisfactory justification for carrying such high quantity of viagra tablets.

Frank Glaw, who was part of the international team of researchers that classified the new species, named it Brookesia nana.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,804,927 and 459,278, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Rhinoceroses are key to keeping grasslands healthy, as they eat—and keep in check—particular species of savanna plants.

The rules affect UK residents and Irish nationals travelling from 33 countries on the so-called “red list”.

The research shows that amphibians and reptiles concentrate melanin in internal organs, where it supports the immune system and stores metals.

Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque stands out as the only painting created between 1939 and 1945

The Indian boy, Taksh Jain is "growing his hair until it reaches a good length for donation", said his mother Neha Jain, originally from Kota, Rajasthan.

The delivery, planned for Mare Crisium, a low-lying basin on the Moon's near side, will investigate a variety of lunar surface conditions and resources, NASA said on Thursday

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,673,780 and 455,657, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Reacting on the ongoing farm protests in India, a State Department spokesperson said that Washington recognizes that "peaceful protests are a hallmark of any thriving democracy", adding that differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue.

MPT, a leading state-owned telecom operator, has blocked Facebook as well as Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp on its network, reports NetBlocks that tracks global internet usage.

In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 104,358,117 and 2,267,768, respectively.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, founded by Albert Einstein and students from the University of Chicago in 1945, created the ‘Doomsday Clock’ as a symbol to represent how close the world is to a possible disaster.