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Blood clot risk much higher from COVID-19 than after vaccination: Study

The risk of developing adverse events such as blood clots is considerably higher after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus than after immunisation with Pfizer...

China, Taliban hold their first dialogue in Kabul

Beijing: China has established its first diplomatic contact with the Taliban in Kabul after the militant group took control of Afghanistan and the two...

Influential lawmakers from G-7 want India to be invited to the bloc’s meetings on Afghan crisis

Washington: Influential lawmakers from the G-7 countries have urged that India should be invited to attend the bloc’s meetings that seek to develop a...

WHO sees coronavirus cases leveling off globally

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said the number of new coronavirus cases reported globally appears to be stabilizing at about 4.5 million infections after...

Indo-Pacific, SE Asia to dictate future of world, says US Vice President Kamala Harris

Singapore: US Vice President (VP) Kamala Harris on Monday said she believed that Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific would dictate the future of the...

Russia won’t intervene in standoff with Taliban

MOSCOW: Russia says it will not interfere in the stand-off between the Taliban and their opponents in Afghanistan. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday,...

US VP Kamala Harris believes Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific will dictate future of world

SINGAPORE: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she believes that Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific will dictate the future of the world...

Prevent UN General Assembly’s Session from being Covid ‘super-spreader’: US to world leaders

United Nations: Amid the surging Delta variant of Covid-19, the US has urged world leaders to deliver their statements to the UN General Assembly’s...

Pakistan to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib amid Covid wave

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from next month amidst efforts to contain the fourth wave...

COVID vaccines effective against Delta variant, UK study finds

Obtaining two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against the COVID-19 Delta variant of concern (VOC), first identified in India...

Japan imposes “emergency” measures against virus

Much of Japan kicked in its government “state of emergency” to curb COVID-19 infections Friday, as well as a less stringent “quasi-emergency,” although worries...

Biden says Taliban must decide if it wants international recognition

Washington: The Taliban must decide whether it wants to be recognized by the international community, US President Joe Biden said in an ABC interview...

Will decide on recognising Taliban regime in Afghanistan only after govt formation: China

BEIJING: China on Wednesday said it will decide on extending diplomatic recognition to the Taliban in Afghanistan only after the formation of the government...

Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader

KABUL: Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been...

Blood clotting may be root cause of long COVID-19 syndrome: Study

Patients with long COVID-19 syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may explain their persistent symptoms such as reduced physical fitness...

Benefits of Covid vaccines far outweigh rare risk of facial paralysis: Lancet

The beneficial effects of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the risk of facial paralysis on one side of the face known as Bell’s Palsy, confirms...

China says ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban

BEIJING: China is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday, after the Taliban seized control of the...

Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials have been stunned by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan,...

Researchers join hands to develop air sanitisation system to contain airborne diseases

Researchers from IIT Madras, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai and London’s Queen Mary University have joined hands to develop a revolutionary air sanitisation system...

Taliban in Kabul: Russia says emergency UN meeting on Afghanistan planned

MOSCOW: Russia is working with other countries to hold an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan as the Taliban completes its military takeover...

Clotting linked with Covid vaccine very rare, new study confirms

London: The very rare blood clots that can be caused by the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can be aggressive and deadly but is very rare,...

Intranasal vaccine blocks Covid, stops transmission in animal trials

London: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate which can be administered through the nose showed a reduction in both the impact of the disease and transmission...

Asians are fastest-growing racial group in US, finds report

WASHINGTON: Asian Americans grew faster than any other minority group in the US in the last decade, rising to 24 million in 2020, according...

Expect more children with coronavirus: Dr Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can expect to see more children infected with the coronavirus as the highly transmissible delta variant extends its hold...

WHO expert ‘had concerns’ about lab close to 1st COVID cases

LONDON: When a World Health Organization-led team traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official...

Taliban take 10th provincial capital: Ghazni

Kabul: The Taliban captured a strategic provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken in a week-long sweep across Afghanistan...

India, Saudi Arabia to carry out first-ever naval exercise

New Delhi: India and Saudi Arabia are all set to conduct their first-ever naval exercise, in reflection of their growing defence and military cooperation,...

COVID-19 numbers in SE Asia plateaued over past month mainly due to cases in India remaining stable: WHO

The COVID-19 numbers in the South-East Asia region peaked in early May and has since largely plateaued over the past month mainly due to...

WHO to decide on authorising Indian-made vaccine

A top vaccines official at the World Health Organisation says the agency expects to make a decision next month on an emergency authorisation for...

Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north that forced tens of thousands...

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