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Washington: COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday. The B.1.617 virus variant, which...

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of Associated Press (AP) and other media outlets. It was part of raids...

United Nations: The COVID-19 situation in India is hugely concerning, with several states witnessing the rise in the number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...

Kathmandu: In his capacity as the leader of the largest political party in Nepal’s Parliament, KP Sharma Oli was reappointed the prime minister after the opposition failed to secure majority...

Dubai: Tensions between Israel and Palestine have escalated to a full-blown confrontation, with airstrikes and rockets being fired from both sides. One of the subjects that is trending amid this...

A beach party almost turned fatal when a balcony of a seaside house collapsed to the rocks below. A group of 15 people were enjoying themselves at Malibu, California, when...

Dubai: Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan on Wednesday said COVID-19 vaccines administered in the country are working, despite a surge in new cases -- even among fully vaccinated individuals. Out of...

Gaza/Jerusalem: The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas saw at least 35 people being killed in Gaza and five in Israel in one of the deadliest aerial exchanges for...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that a COVID-19 variant behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries across the world....

New Delhi: Wearing face masks may become seasonal when respiratory illnesses are more prevalent, said US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, IANS reported quoting CNBC. In an interview with NBC’s...