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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 521.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

New York: Four red baby foxes in the US reportedly died in what is known as the first case of devastating bird flu H5N1 detected in wild mammals in the country. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed that three red fox kits died from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Earlier, Minnesota officials announced a […]

London: Maternal use of over-the-counter painkillers is about one and a half times more likely to increase the risk of delivering a baby with health issues, finds a study calling for reassessment of medical advice about the use of analgesics during pregnancy. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in the UK analysed data from more […]

Colombo: Tourism industry in Sri Lanka is severely affected as the country is gripped by a severe economic crisis. Hotels are empty, and beaches are deserted in Colombo. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts affecting a large number of the citizens, […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 521.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

New York: At least ten people were killed by a gunman in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York state, local media reported. The gunman opened fire after entering the supermarket located at a neighborhood dominated by black people, Xinhua news agency reported. The shooter has been taken in custody, tweeted Buffalo Police Department. US President […]

New York: “You want to bring down inflation? Lets make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share,” US President Joe Biden had said in a tweet. You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 13, 2022 Never one to balk, Amazon […]

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was on Saturday elected as the new President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 61-year-old will be the country’s third president, after succeeding Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who passed away on Friday at the age of 73, reports Khaleej Times. Sheikh Mohamed, […]

Jerusalem: Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was killed while covering clashes in the West Bank, was buried in Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians attended the burial on Friday, which started with a church service in east Jerusalem in the morning, reports Xinhua news agency. According to her employer Al Jazeera TV, last respects were […]

New Delhi: Light pollution and its impact on migratory birds is the focus of World Migratory Bird Day 2022, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness on migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. Global activities to mark the day that falls twice — on May 14 and October 8 […]

Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Saturday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. “Despite best efforts, unfortunately, I’ve joined the rest of my family and tested positive for COVID-19,” Ardern posted on social media today morning, Xinhua news agency reported. Ardern has been isolated at home with her family since Sunday […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 520.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

Washington: Twitter shares tumbled around 20 per cent in the pre-market trading on Friday after billionaire Elon Musk declared that the $44 billion takeover bid of the micro-blogging site is on hold. Musk tweeted that the takeover of Twitter Inc is temporarily on hold due to the calculation of fake accounts in it. “Twitter deal […]

Abu Dhabi [UAE]: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed away, media reports said on Friday. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation and the world over the demise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the UAE,” […]

New Delhi: Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the first total lunar eclipse of 2022, also known as “supermoon”, “Blood Moon” or “Flower Moon” will shine bright on Saturday night. According to NASA, the eclipse will take place on the night of May 15, and will stretch into the early hours […]

Washington: Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by astronauts in the Apollo missions, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or during future space missions. The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and […]

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday reiterated that Parag Agrawal-led Twitter should restore the account of former US president Donald Trump. In a tweet, the soon-to-be Twitter boss said: “Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter.” “Don’t Diss […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 520 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.39 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]

Berlin: Astronomers unveiled the first image of the Supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy which is four million times more massive than the Sun, terming it a “gentle giant” while announcing the breakthrough on Thursday. The finding, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, greatly improves our understanding of […]

Jeddah: The United Arab Emirates has announced an important insurance scheme for workers in the country’s private and government sectors, local media reported on Thursday. The unique scheme that aims to protect employees of all nationalities against the risk of job loss. During a media briefing on Thursday, Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources […]

Colombo: Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation. The 73-year-old United National Party (UNP) leader was appointed as the prime minister by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after they held […]

Beijing: Over 40 people were injured when a passenger plane of China’s Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off in the country’s southwest Chongqing city on Thursday. Tibet Airlines TV9833/A319/B-6425 from Chongqing to Nyingchi was on fire during take-off this morning, details still not known. CKG/ZUCK […]

Beijing: Two years after infection with Covid-19, half of patients who were admitted to hospital still have at least one symptom, according to the study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The study followed 1,192 participants in China infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the first phase of the pandemic in 2020. While physical and mental health […]

Seoul: North Korea confirmed its first coronavirus infections of the pandemic Thursday after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The official Korean Central News Agency said tests of samples collected Sunday from […]