Queensland: School holidays can be a special time for extended families to gather. Children may see their grandparents at seasonal gatherings or as part...
Scientists in the US have identified tiny natural bubbles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients that can block infection...
The levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with two doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those...
Scientists in Scotland have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based test that uses X-rays to accurately diagnose COVID-19 in just a few minutes.
The testing...
Asymptomatic animal handlers at a private zoo in South Africa transmitted the Delta variant of COVID-19 to captive lions, who were placed in quarantine...
WASHINGTON: The failure of last week's high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States, and its European...
Washington: In 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including fight against the pandemic,...
LONDON: People with higher levels of T cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the strain which causes...
MOSCOW: The office of Kazakhstan's president said Sunday that about 5,800 people were detained by police during protests that developed into violence last week...
Lahore: Pakistan’s popular hill station Murree was declared a calamity-hit area on Saturday after at least 21 people, including nine children, froze to death...
MOSCOW: The former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency has been arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent...
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a "dagger at the throat of democracy" with election lies...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan plans to visit China early next month to further strengthen the all-weather bilateral ties and seek more investments...
Washington: COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with complications such as preterm birth or smaller than normal weight of babies, according to a...
BEIJING: Hong Kong on Wednesday reimposed some of its toughest COVID-19 restrictions, banning flights from eight countries including India until January 21, in a...
DHAKA: Police have registered complaints over alleged desecration of three temples in Bangladesh as the members of the minority Hindu community staged protests demanding...
Beijing: At least 22 people were injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday,...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's president on Saturday urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest level in years.
Beijing...
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is largely resistant to antibodies from people who recover from COVID-19 infection, and those vaccinated with two doses of...