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India's biggest state holds election in key test of Modi's popularity

Published On: February 10, 2022 04:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/VRINDAVAN, Feb 10: India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh began voting on Thursday in the first of a series of local elections that will be a key test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party.

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Discovery of Omicron in New York deer raises concern over possible new variants

Published On: February 9, 2022 03:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Feb 9: The discovery of the Omicron variant in white-tailed deer in New York has raised concerns that the species, numbering 30 million in the United States, could become hosts of a new coronavirus strain, a lead researcher said on Tuesday.

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Global COVID response program 'running on fumes' amid budget shortfall

Published On: February 9, 2022 07:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 9: A global initiative to get COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received 5% of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups.

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After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back

Published On: February 7, 2022 03:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, Feb 7: Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy.

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No large fluctuations in Olympics COVID cases expected, organisers say

Published On: February 7, 2022 09:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 7: A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organisers said on Sunday that they did not expect any more large fluctuations in infection numbers.

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U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surge

Published On: February 6, 2022 01:22 PM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 6: The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone in the United States on Friday with the nation's cumulative death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 900,000, even as the daily number of lives lost has begun to level off, according to data collected by Reuters.

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WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier

Published On: February 6, 2022 09:17 AM NPT By: Reuters

ZURICH, Feb 6; The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West.

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Queen Elizabeth quietly marks 70 years on the British throne

Published On: February 5, 2022 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 5: Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years, and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved

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Britain's pandemic modellers say future large waves of COVID possible

Published On: February 5, 2022 08:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 5: There is a realistic possibility of large waves of COVID-19 infection in the future in Britain and such waves might even be considered likely, epidemiologists who model the COVID-19 pandemic to inform government advice have said.

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Putin and Xi unveil alliance at Olympics, mixing politics and sport

Published On: February 4, 2022 06:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a global alliance with an anti-Western tilt on Friday, just hours before the grand opening of the Olympics in Beijing, in a striking juxtaposition of politics and sport.

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In world first, S.Africa's Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data

Published On: February 4, 2022 03:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAPE TOWN, Feb 4: South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen's top executive said on Thursday.

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India reports over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, experts count millions more

Published On: February 4, 2022 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 4: India's death toll from COVID-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level many health experts say was breached last year but obscured by inaccurate surveys and unaccounted dead in the hinterlands, where millions remain vulnerable to the disease.

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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations -WHO

Published On: February 4, 2022 08:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4: The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development because samples of BA.2 may not be spotted as a form of Omicron.

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Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall

Published On: February 3, 2022 12:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 3: The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame along a route shortened to three days because of COVID-19.

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Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly -WHO

Published On: February 3, 2022 12:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 3: Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus and measures imposed to curb its spread should be eased slowly, the World Health Organization's technical lead on COVID-19 said on Tuesday.

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Omicron subvariant BA.2 likely to have same severity as 'original' -WHO

Published On: February 2, 2022 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 2: The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

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COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

Published On: February 1, 2022 09:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 1: During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public.

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Explainer: Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2

Published On: February 1, 2022 06:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

CHICAGO, Feb 1: The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known as BA.1 - now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, although dramatic surges in COVID cases have already peaked in some countries.

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Nadal pulls off comeback for the ages to claim Grand Slam record

Published On: January 31, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

MELBOURNE, Jan 31: Rafa Nadal roared back from two sets down to edge Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final and claim a record 21st Grand Slam title only months after fearing his glorious career might be over.

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More than 1,400 U.S. flights canceled by winter storm in Northeast

Published On: January 31, 2022 11:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK Jan 31: More than 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled on Sunday after the nation's northeast states were walloped a day earlier by a deadly winter storm that prompted several states to declare emergencies.

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