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Indian hospital fire kills 10, injures seven
Published On: November 7, 2021 10:38 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: Fire swept through the intensive care unit (ICU) of a government hospital in India's western city of Ahmednagar on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring several, a health official said.
Rallies in Sydney, Melbourne protest against Australia's climate policy
Published On: November 7, 2021 07:56 AM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Nov 7: More than 1,000 people demonstrated on Saturday in Australia's biggest cities of Sydney and Melbourne to protest against the government's climate policies and the strategies it offered at a U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
Published On: November 6, 2021 12:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 6: Pfizer Inc. said that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joined the race for an easy-to-use medication to treat the coronavirus.
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
Published On: November 3, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, Nov 3: Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.
G20 offers little new on climate, leaving uphill task for COP26
Published On: November 1, 2021 07:57 AM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, Nov 1: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement on Sunday that urged "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming, but angering climate activists by offering few concrete commitments.
Taliban says failure to recognise their government could have global effects
Published On: October 31, 2021 10:53 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, Oct 31: The Taliban called on the United States and other countries on Saturday to recognize their government in Afghanistan, saying that a failure to do so and the continued freezing of Afghan funds abroad would lead to problems not only for the country but for the world.
Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in neighbouring Pakistan
Published On: October 30, 2021 09:38 AM NPT By: Reuters
PESHAWAR/KABUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Taliban government has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in the Pakistani capital, senior Taliban sources said, as the new administration starts to take over Afghanistan's network of foreign delegations.
Facebook changes name to Meta as it refocuses on virtual reality
Published On: October 29, 2021 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
Oct 29: Facebook Inc (FB.O) is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet.
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
Published On: October 28, 2021 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DENVER, Oct 28: The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday.
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important
Published On: October 28, 2021 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Oct 28: India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
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