2021

BRAZIL: Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat the virus causing COVID-19. A study…
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US: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research has shown that a high amount of coronavirus in the lungs is a major contributor to death in Coronavirus patients. The researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine,…
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US: Prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, neither guarantees a high level of antibodies nor immunity to re-infection as thought earlier, finds a study emphasising the need to get vaccinated against the deadly…
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has fully vaccinated 80% of its population against the coronavirus, the health minister said on Sunday. This makes it the world’s most inoculated country, as several parts of the world struggle to control the…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a…
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US: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the “best decision for America,” the day after the US military withdrawal celebrated by the Taliban as a major victory. “This is the…
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AFGHANISTAN: Beheshta Arghand at the age of 24 made history by becoming the first Afghan woman to interview a Taliban leader on TV for TOLO News after which she earned praises from all quarters. Now, during the peak of her career as a…
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AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black Hawks, according to reports. The US gave…
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AFGHANISTAN: Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, became the last US soldier to board the final flight out of Afghanistan a minute before midnight on Monday.…
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BELGIUM: EU member states strove Tuesday to find consensus on how to help Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries take in refugees fleeing the Taliban and prevent an influx of migrants comparable to 2015. “We need to avoid a…
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