US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January

Published On: November 25, 2021 08:31 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 25: President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to announce.

UK records 42,484 new coronavirus cases

Published On: November 24, 2021 05:22 PM NPT By: Republica

LONDON, Nov 24: Britain registered 42,484 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,932,408, according to official figures released Tuesday.

NASA launches test mission of asteroid-deflecting spacecraft

Published On: November 24, 2021 03:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Nov 24: A spacecraft that must ultimately crash to succeed was launched late on Tuesday from California on a NASA mission to demonstrate the world's first planetary defense system, designed to deflect an asteroid from a potential doomsday collision with Earth.

Fall in COVID-19 testing worries Indian authorities

Published On: November 24, 2021 01:53 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, Nov 24: An alarming fall in testing for COVID-19 threatens to undermine India's efforts to contain the pandemic, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday in a letter to state governments, as worries grew over fresh waves of infection abroad.

WHO Europe warns of possible surge in COVID deaths ahead

Published On: November 24, 2021 07:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press

GENEVA, Nov 24: The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million in total.

Nov 23: The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

45 killed in Bulgaria bus accident

Published On: November 23, 2021 01:05 PM NPT By: Republica

SOFIA, Nov 23: At least 45 people were killed in a bus accident in western Bulgaria early Tuesday. Seven people with burns were saved and rushed to an emergency hospital in the capital.

LOUISVILLE, Nov 23: Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants.

AUSTRALIA, Nov 22: Australia on Monday further relaxed its travel rules as it allows fully vaccinated eligible visa holders to enter the country without the need to apply for a travel exemption from December 1.

71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN

Published On: November 22, 2021 12:02 PM NPT By: RSS

TRIPOLI, Nov 22: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada.