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13 People Dead, 16 Wounded In S.Sudan Clashes
Juba: Inter-communal clashes have left 13 people dead and 16 others injured in South Sudan's restive region of Lakes state, local police said.
Elijah Mabor Makuach, police spokesperson in the state, said on Sunday they have deployed…
Nepal PM Lays Foundation Stone For 1st Liquid Oxygen Plant
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has laid a foundation stone virtually for the construction of the country's first liquid oxygen plant which is expected to help substitute oxygen import from India.
"As they will be…
Indonesia Covid Spike Due To Delta Variant
Jakarta: The recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia's Kudus district of Central Java province is due to the highly infectious Delta variant of the virus, an official said.
Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said on…
Biden Congratulates Israel’s New PM Bennett In Phone Call
Washington: US President Joe Biden on has offered congratulations to Naftali Bennett after he was sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister.
In a phone call with Bennett on Sunday, Biden highlighted his decades of support for the bilateral…
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 175.8mn
Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 175.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center…
G7 Pledges 870mn Vaccine Doses, Half To Be Delivered By 2021-End
Geneva: Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021, the World Health Organization…
Naftali Bennett Sworn In As Israel’s New PM, Ends Netanyahu’s 12 Yr Rule
Jerusalem: Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina (United Right) party, was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister on Sunday night, sending Benjamin Netanyahu to the opposition after a record 12-year rule.
This came after the…
Covid: Common Diabetes Drug May Help Treat Lung Inflammation
New York: Blood sugar-lowering drug Metformin can prevent pulmonary or lung inflammation, a major factor in Covid-19 severity and mortality, researchers have found in studies of mice infected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Metformin is…
8 Afghan Policemen Killed In Insider Attack
Kabul: Eight Afghan policemen have been confirmed dead in an alleged insider attack at a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the troubled Helmand province on Sunday.
The incident took place early Sunday when "a Taliban…
Biden Gifts Custom-Made Cycle To Johnson
London: US President Joe Biden gifted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a custom-made bicycle while they met for the ongoing G7 Leaders' Summit in Carbis Bay, England.
According to a BBC report on Saturday, the bike was made by the…