Israel detects its first case of new coronavirus variant
The Israeli Health Ministry says it has detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveller who returned from Malawi. The Health Ministry said in a statement Friday that the traveller and two other suspected cases have been placed in isolation. It said all three are vaccinated but...
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Terror must not be given power to destroy interconnectedness of our stories: Amitabh on 26/11 siege
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Six southern African countries added to UK's travel red list after new COVID-19 variant detected
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WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa
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Biden wishes Americans happy, closer-to-normal Thanksgiving
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France opts for 3rd shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave
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Czech President Zeman back in hospital, now with COVID-19
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Russian reports say 52 dead in Siberian coal mine fire
26 November 2021 | AP
New COVID-19 variant with high spike mutations confirmed in South Africa
A new variant of COVID-19, feared to have a high amount of spike mutations unseen before, has been detected in South Africa, with authorities there confirming 22 positive cases associated with it on Thursday. Dr Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London, had posted details of the new variant classed...
India-Pakistan clash is now the most viewed T20I match in history
The ICC men's T20 World Cup delivered a record viewership globally, garnering a television reach of 167 million, the game's governing body said on Thursday. With the tournament returning after five years, nearly 10,000 hours of live coverage was offered across TV and digital platforms in 200 countries. Increased viewership and consumption...
Germany latest country to pass 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Germany's disease control agency says it recorded 351 additional deaths in connection with the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the total toll to 100,119. In...
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa blames previous govt for Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has blamed the previous government for destroying national security and failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in which over 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed. Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS, carried out...
China successfully launches new satellite for testing
China on Thursday successfully launched a new satellite into space for testing, the official media reported. The Shiyan-11 satellite was launched aboard a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia. The satellite has since entered its predetermined orbit, the China Global Television Network...
4 suspected traffickers arrested over migrant boat sinking
France's interior minister said four suspected traffickers were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of being linked to a deadly migrant boat sinking in the English Channel that killed at least 31 people. Two of the suspects appeared in court Wednesday, and all four are suspected of a link to the sunken boat,...
Haiti Prime Minister appoints new Cabinet amid turmoil
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sworn in his new Cabinet, more than four months after he assumed leadership of Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The appointments come as Haiti struggles with a rise in violence, kidnappings and ongoing fuel shortages blamed on powerful gangs that have blocked gas...
