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JAPAN: Dogs are known for a variety of qualities with the standout ones being strong sense of smell, alertness and loyalty. However, one study that was performed by researcher Akiko Takaoka and team at Kyoto University in Japan found…

AUSTRALIA: Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales state say they will ease pandemic restrictions for vaccinated adults next month even as they are reporting a record 1,029 coronavirus infections and three deaths from COVID-19.…

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand on Friday extended a national lockdown sparked by a Delta virus outbreak into next week but warned restrictions would last longer in the infection epicentre of Auckland. The Delta cluster emerged in…

UK: COVID-19 symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath still trouble many patients a year after their hospitalisation for the coronavirus disease, according to a new Chinese study. The study published in the British medical journal…

US: The United States is seeing a record increase in the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in recent weeks, but the worst-affected state seems to be Florida, where more people are being admitted to the hospital and…

AFGHANISTAN: Even for a city as used to violent death as Kabul, the scenes after the blasts tore through crowds thronging outside the airport in hope of evacuation were apocalyptic. For one man, a former employee of an…

US, AFGHANISTAN: The US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed scores of civilians and 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport.…

For most of this year, the drugs President Donald Trump credited for his quick recovery from COVID-19 have sat unused on government shelves. In a typical week in June, monoclonal antibodies were given to only 10 people across the…

Despite COVID-19 vaccine being available to all South African adults, uptake remains low with just 20% of adults having received a first dose.  The Muslim Association of South Africa is one of many groups combatting vaccine…

India steps up coordination with Russia on Afghan theater as Deputy NSA visits Moscow India and its traditional ally Russia have agreed to step up coordination amid unfolding situation in Afghanistan following US and NATO troop’s…