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Indian capital to stay under weekend, overnight COVID curfew, with some allowances
Published On: January 23, 2022 07:39 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: India's capital Delhi will remain under curfew over the weekend and overnight to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the city's disaster management authority said on Friday, rejecting calls from businesses to ease restrictions.
With 3.37 lakh new COVID-19 cases, India reports 9,550 less infections in last 24 hrs
Published On: January 22, 2022 03:53 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI Jan 22: India on Saturday reported a dip in daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,37,704 fresh cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 17.22 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's North Sulawesi
Published On: January 22, 2022 03:34 PM NPT By: Republica
JAKARTA, Jan 22: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Saturday, with no preliminary report on damage or casualty, the weather agency and two officials said. The tremor did not potentially trigger giant waves of tsunami, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.
Oil slides on Friday, but climbs for 5th week on supply concerns
Published On: January 22, 2022 12:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices slid for a second day in a row on Friday, pressured by an unexpected rise in U.S. crude and fuel inventories while investors took profits after the benchmarks touched seven-year highs earlier in the week.
European Union re-establishes physical presence in Afghanistan -spokesman
Published On: January 22, 2022 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL/BERLIN, Jan 22: The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, but stressed it was not formally recognising the Taliban-led administration.
India reports 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 17.94 pc
Published On: January 21, 2022 03:19 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India reported 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate stood at 17.94 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. The fresh infections are 29,722 more than yesterday. On Thursday, India logged 3,17,532 new COVID-19 cases.
Indian capital to lift weekend curfew as COVID cases fall - source
Published On: January 21, 2022 02:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India's capital is set to lift a weekend curfew and allow private offices to be partially staffed after a fall in new COVID-19 infections, a city government official said on Friday.
At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
Published On: January 21, 2022 02:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
ACCRA, Jan 21: At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion in western Ghana when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle, the minister for lands and natural resources, Samuel Jinapor, said on Friday.
Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID
Published On: January 21, 2022 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
CHICAGO, Jan 21:The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough people become immune to the virus that it can no longer spread, leading disease experts say.
Cut off by volcano, Tongans relieved as contact restored
Published On: January 20, 2022 04:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Jan 20: As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerging from beneath the depths.
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