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The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 55 million people and caused more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide.

Tired of the rules drummed into them, Thai children are rooting for a decisive cultural change now

In tests conducted at the University of Sao Paulo's Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP), the PVC film proved capable of eliminating 79.9 per cent

The institution previously closed its museums and the National Zoo in March, and had a limited reopening to the public in September.

The experts advised that all non-essential indoor gatherings should be postponed with immediate effect and the public should be prepared to face school closures and to work from home again.

Biden will be sworn in as the oldest president in the nation's history, displacing Ronald Reagan, who left the White House in 1989 when he was 77 years and 349 days old.

The antiviral is one of only two medicines currently authorized to treat Covid-19 patients across the world.

Interventions such as handwashing, masks, social distancing, and "social bubbles" are used to limit community transmission.

A landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2015 opened the door to the recreational use of marijuana in Mexico.

The scientific head of the US operation to develop a vaccine, Moncef Slaoui said Monday that the green light would probably come in December.

Trump has refused to accept his loss on November 3, despite his opponent getting over six million more votes.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 8,958,483, while the country's death toll soared to 131,578.

"Very likely by the summer, a lot of things will be back to normal... If vaccine approvals come along quickly," Gates said in a television interview on Thursday night.

The kingdom, the Arab world's biggest economy, launched an artificial intelligence strategy last month to attract investors as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious "Vision 2030" plan to wean the kingdom off oil.

"The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore on Thursday sentenced four leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, in two more cases," a court official told PTI.

The team is also testing whether the vaccine stops people developing COVID-19 in larger Phase 3 trials and early results from this crucial stage are expected in the coming weeks.

Being away from home, to have a group of people doing the same thing is very empowering, say Filipino domestic helpers

UTD wrote to IT and Industries Department Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan praising the efforts of the TS Government and for their coding skills initiative. The training methodology rendered by TITA is apt for young students, UTD added.

Thousands had been left homeless, electricity and water services were destroyed, while trees were downed and roofs ripped off houses.

More than 2,000 cases were recorded nationwide on Wednesday, with nearly 500 in Tokyo.

Worldwide, more than 1.3 million people have died of Covid-19 and over 55 million have been reported infected with the virus since it first surfaced in China late last year.

The flooding brings the death toll from more than two months of torrential rains ravaging Colombia to 27, with thousands of people flooded out of their homes.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 8,912,907, while the country's death toll soared to 130,993.

Pfizer said the vaccine had no serious side effects and that the company will apply for emergency use authorization from US regulators "within days"