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Covovax COVID Vaccine, To Be Made By Serum Institute, Shows 90% Efficacy
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, to be also made in this country by Serum Institute of India (SII), has been found to be more than 90 per cent effective against coronavirus, including…
Benjamin Netanyahu Ousted, Naftali Bennett Is New Israel PM
Jerusalem: A contrasting alliance of political parties in Israel ousted the country's longest-serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. A new government was formed in a seismic…
24 New Coronaviruses Detected In Bats!
Washington: At a time when there are renewed calls to probe the origin of COVID-19, a batch of 24 new coronaviruses has been claimed to be detected in bats by Chinese researchers.…
How To Prevent Future Pandemics: G7 Leaders To Sign Landmark Declaration
London: The G7 leaders are set to sign a landmark global health declaration which is aimed at preventing future pandemics.
The UK government, which is hosting this year’s summit of the…
Indian-Origin Journalist Bags Pulitzer
New York: A journalist of Indian origin, Megha Rajagopalan has won the US’ top journalism award, the Pulitzer Prize. Rajagopalan was picked for the award for her innovative investigative…
Gundicha Temple At Minnesota In USA To Open For Devotees This Sunday
Minneapolis/Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri, the Hindu Society of Minnesota in USA will inaugurate Shree Gundicha Temple inside the premises of Hindu Temple in…
COVID Concern: Highly Contagious Alpha & Delta Variants Found In Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka, which is facing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday reported the detection of two highly contagious variants of the virus — B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617.2…
Joints For Jabs: Free Marijuana For Vaccinated Adults In US
Seattle: Licensed marijuana stores in USA’s Washington State can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials have said.
The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is…
World Record: Woman Gives Birth To 10 Babies!
In what is set to be recognized as a world record, a South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies.
According to a report in Pretoria News, the 37-year-old Gosiame Thamara…
Choksi’s ‘Girlfriend’ Trashes Abduction Claim
New Delhi: Appearing on an Indian television channel, Mehul Choksi’s alleged girlfriend Barbara Jarabica trashed the “wanted” businessman’s claim that he was taken to Dominica after being…