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AstraZeneca counters Indonesian Muslim concerns over COVID-19 vaccine
Published On: March 21, 2021 12:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, March 21: AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law.
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Heavy rains in Australia's east bring worst floods in 50 years
Published On: March 21, 2021 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, March 21: Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses.
Greece to hand out self-testing kits as COVID-19 cases stay high
Published On: March 21, 2021 10:24 AM NPT By: Reuters
ATHENS, March 21: Greece will start distributing free do-it-yourself COVID-19 tests next month, the government said on Saturday, as it seeks to alleviate pressure on a healthcare system facing a stubbornly high level of new infections.
India coronavirus cases surge to four-month high, some lockdowns return
Published On: March 21, 2021 07:08 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Mar 21: India reported 40,953 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest daily jump in nearly four months, with its richest state and economic backbone Maharashtra accounting for more than half the infections.
Pakistan PM Khan tests COVID-19 positive: health minister
Published On: March 20, 2021 03:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, two days after the premier got his vaccination.
Nepal becomes third country to give emergency nod to Indian vaccine COVAXIN
Published On: March 20, 2021 08:16 AM NPT By: Reuters
KATHMANDU, Mar 20: Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India’s COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute.
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia, envoys call for end to violence
Published On: March 19, 2021 06:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 19: Security forces killed at least nine opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup on Friday, a funeral service and media said, as Indonesia urged an end to violence and Western ambassadors condemned what they called the military’s immoral, indefensible actions.
Biden says US to hit 100 million virus goal on Friday
Published On: March 19, 2021 11:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 19: With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House said the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico with millions of lifesaving shots.
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Gunmen kill 13 police in daytime ambush in central Mexico
Published On: March 19, 2021 11:25 AM NPT By: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, March 19: Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years.
India's coronavirus infections touch highest in more than three months
Published On: March 19, 2021 11:07 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 19: India reported 39,726 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its highest in more than three months, as the worst-hit states, such as western industrialized Maharashtra, adopted fresh curbs to restrain the spread of the disease.
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