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Attack on mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 37, official says

KABUL: Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at least 37 people...

US to partly lift international travel curbs from November 8: White House official

WASHINGTON: The White House will announce on Friday it will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals from more than 30 countries, effective...

China warns against ‘manipulation’ of WHO virus probe

BEIJING: China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned against what it called possible "political manipulation" of a renewed probe by the World Health Organization into...

Taiwan tensions raise fears of US-China conflict in Asia

BANGKOK: After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China's National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling...

Drugs for treating diabetes, obesity & ageing can potentially be used to treat Covid: Researchers

Existing drugs used to treat diabetes, obesity and ageing can potentially be used to treat COVID-19, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education...

Anxiety of socialisation can be cause of concern for students returning to schools

Noting that the Covid pandemic has severely affected the mental health of children, healthcare experts have said that anxiety of socialisation can be a...

Countries in South-East Asia region must make mental healthcare reality for all: WHO

On the eve of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization on Saturday urged countries in the South-East Asia region to make mental...

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations

Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 percent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants, including Delta, for at least...

Covid vaccine hesitancy in India at lowest level

Only 7 percent of Indian adults are currently hesitant to get inoculated against COVID-19, the lowest vaccine hesitancy level in the country so far,...

Plasma therapy ‘futile’ for critically ill COVID-19 patients: Study

Convalescent plasma therapy is "futile" as a treatment for most critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a study published on Tuesday. The findings, published...

Russia to invite Taliban to international talks in Moscow on October 20

MOSCOW: Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov,...

WHO to take final decision next week on approval to Covaxin

The WHO will take a call on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin next week, the global health...

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations for six months: Lancet study

Washington, Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants, including Delta, for...

One in seven patients globally missed cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns: Study

One in seven cancer patients around the world missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a study that used data...

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase III trials for two-dose Covid vaccine

Drug firm Cadila Healthcare on Tuesday said it has received permission from the Indian drug regulator for conducting phase III trials for its two-dose...

Chinese aggression: PLA flies record 52 fighter planes toward self-ruled Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan): China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of...

Pak PM Imran Khan says would probe all citizens mentioned in leaks

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government would investigate all the citizens mentioned in the Pandora Papers, hours after over...

Russia reports new record daily COVID death toll

Moscow: Russia has reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19. It's the fifth time in a week that deaths have hit a new...

Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, ‘a number of civilians’ dead

KABUL: A bomb targeted the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday leaving a “number of civilians dead,” a Taliban spokesman...

First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport

JERUSALEM: Egypt's national carrier Sunday made its first official direct flight to Israel since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty as...

North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting

Seoul: North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising the isolated country's missile programme, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats...

Countries on vaccine eligibility list under ‘constant review’: UK government sources

London: The countries that are included on the UK's COVID-19 vaccine eligibility list for international travel are kept under constant review , British government...

Let us heed Gandhi’s message of peace, focus on defeating humanity’s common enemy – Covid – not one another: UN chief

United Nations: In a clarion call to the international community to heed Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said...

Quad’s existence isn’t just to counter Chinese aggression: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: China's aggressiveness and coercive nature in the strategic Indo-Pacific region is a "frequent topic of discussion" among the Quad nations but not all...

Merck’s pill, if cleared, could be the first to treat COVID-19

The company said its experimental pill cuts the worst effects of COVID-19 Merck & Co said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalisations and...

Glenmark gets marketing approval for Ryaltris in 13 EU, UK countries

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it has received marketing approval for its fixed-dose combination nasal spray, Ryaltris, in 13 countries across the EU and...

China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties

BEIJING: Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing sharp...

At high-level UNGA session, world leaders thank India for COVID-19 vaccine shipments

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders thanked India for its help and support in combating the coronavirus pandemic through "early and meaningful" shipments of COVID-19 vaccine...

Adults over 40 with diabetes, COVID-19 more likely to be hospitalised than children

Adults over 40 years of age with type 1 diabetes if suffered from COVID-19 are seven times more likely to be hospitalised in comparison...

New 3D printed vaccine patch offers greater protection than jabs

Scientists have developed a three-dimensional (3D) printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical immunisation shot. The team at Stanford University and the...

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