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London: The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines for COVID-19 are highly effective in reducing severe coronavirus infection among people aged 70 years and above, according to a study.The research, posted as a pre-print and yet to be peer-reviewed, estimated the...

Thiruvananthapuram: Attacking the Centre, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said unemployment is high in the country and its informal sector is in shambles following the "ill-considered demonetisation decision" taken by the BJP-led government in 2016, the...

New Delhi: The government has lifted the time restriction on receiving COVID-19 vaccine jabs so as to increase the pace of immunisation, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday.People can now get vaccinated round-the-clock according to their convenience,...

Shimla: Over 150 monks have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 at Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Dharamsala of Himachal Pradesh, news agency reported here on Tuesday.Several cases of coronavirus were reported initially on February 23. Further testing at the Gyuto Tantric...

Tokyo: A Chinese vessel with 10 people on board capsized north of Japan's Ishigaki Island, Okinawa prefecture, media reported on Tuesday.According to the Kyodo news agency, the Japanese coast guard discovered seven people at sea and sent a patrol...

Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.The sentence includes...

New Delhi: A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters.China and India...

Bangkok: Myanmar's military authorities have recalled at least 100 diplomats from its missions in 19 countries in the wake of a controversial speech by the Asian country's envoy to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, during the recent...

Washington: The United States is preparing new measures against Myanmar in connection with the reported violence during the recent protests, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said."We will continue coordinating closely with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region...

Cairo: The Syrian air defense systems downed most of the Israeli missiles while repelling an attack over a Damascus suburb, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, reports.SANA said citing the Syrian army on Sunday that Israel had launched an...