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Analysis: COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines, disease experts say

Published On: November 9, 2021 07:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

CHICAGO, Nov 9: Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co (MRK.N) and Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine hesitant people not to confuse the benefit of the treatments with prevention afforded by vaccines.

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Global COVID-19 cases near 250 million as Delta surge eases

Published On: November 8, 2021 08:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

Nov 8: Worldwide cases due to COVID-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge from the Delta variant eases and more normal trade and tourism resume, although some countries in eastern Europe are experiencing record outbreaks.

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Focus turns to climate finance after flurry of COP26 pledges

Published On: November 8, 2021 07:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

GLASGOW, Nov 8: Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change.

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Actor Dwayne Johnson says no to real guns on set after Baldwin tragedy

Published On: November 7, 2021 02:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

Hollywood actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he would not use real guns again in his movies after his friend and fellow actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a film set in New Mexico last month.

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Mona Lisa copy to go under the hammer in Paris auction

Published On: November 7, 2021 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa dating from more than 400 years ago will go under the hammer at a Paris auction on Tuesday, months after another reproduction of one of the world's most recognizable portraits sold for a record price.

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'A self-portrait in songs': Paul McCartney looks back on his lyrics

Published On: November 7, 2021 02:33 PM NPT By: Reuters

From looking for inspiration on the bus to finding titles in dreams, Paul McCartney looks back on his life in a new book recounting how he wrote some of the world's most famous songs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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New York exhibition celebrates David Bowie's 75th birth anniversary

Published On: October 28, 2021 06:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

A pop-up shop-cum-exhibition in New York is celebrating David Bowie on his upcoming 75th birth anniversary.

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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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UK's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of COP26 following advice to rest

Published On: October 27, 2021 04:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 27: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow next week after she was advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, in a blow to the United Nations climate summit.

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UN urges G20 to ensure finance sector's climate pledges are solid

Published On: October 27, 2021 12:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 27: The United Nations called on Wednesday for the world's biggest economies to ensure net zero commitments made by financial institutions were robust, backed by science and ended financing for new fossil fuel projects.

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Seven killed, 140 hurt in protests against Sudan military coup

Published On: October 26, 2021 01:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

KHARTOUM, Oct 26: Sudan's military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and a health ministry official said seven people were killed by gunfire and 140 injured in clashes between soldiers and street protesters.

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Developed nations to deliver climate fund 3 years late, hope to rebuild trust

Published On: October 26, 2021 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

OTTAWA, Oct 26: Developed nations are set to be three years late meeting a pledge to commit a total of $500 billion to help poorer countries tackle climate change and realize this has damaged mutual trust, Alok Sharma, the president of the upcoming COP26 climate conference, said on Monday.

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'Dune' Opens to $40 Million at the Box Office. Strong Enough for a Sequel?

Published On: October 25, 2021 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

Dune, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic, opened to US$40.1 million (S$54 million) at the North American box office. It's a respectable start given the ongoing pandemic and the film's unconventional theatrical debut.

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Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup

Published On: October 25, 2021 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

KHARTOUM, Oct 25: Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders on Monday in an apparent military coup, three political sources said, throwing a fragile transition towards democracy into disarray.

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