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Addis Ababa: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,106,931, while the death toll stood at 50,628, according to health authorities. In its latest update on Thursday, the Africa Centers for Disease…
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Washington: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has time and again spoken of her inherent love for cooking. The pictures she posted had a warm hue as she rang in the merry cheers amid Covid-hit celebration over the weekend. "During…
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Kathmandu: Nepal is going to announce the new height of Mt Everest, the world's tallest peak, very soon. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening gave nod to Nepal's Ministry of Land Management to announce the height of Everest and…
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London: Football legend Diego Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona began his professional career with Argentinos Juniors at the age of 16…
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New Delhi: The Cambridge University, the world's leading university, has lauded India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and felicitated Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' for spearheading educational reforms in the…
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Bogota: The wife of Colombian President Ivan Duque, Maria Juliana Ruiz, has tested positive for COVID-19, the president's office confirmed. "Today, November 24, the results of the tests carried out the day before were delivered, and…
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New York: President Donald Trump has virtually conceded defeat to Joe Biden agreeing to begin the transition to the Democrat's administration while also making claims that he will be the ultimate winner of the November 3 election. In a…
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United Nations: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to over 92 countries, as soon as…
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Bangkok: Thailand on Monday announced the extension of the emergency rule imposed against the Covid-19 pandemic from December until mid-January 2021 aimed at the curbing the further spread of the virus. The Cabinet of Ministers earlier…
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Dhaka: Two separate photos of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have gone viral on the social media, giving people a glimpse of the leader's daily life, the media reported on Sunday. In one photo, Hasina is seen working on a sewing…
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Lahore: A seven-year-old girl was hospitalised after a shopkeeper allegedly raped her at gunpoint in Lahore, police said, adding the perpetrator has been arrested. The incident took place on Saturday in the city's Nawab Town area when…
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Washington: At least one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a party in Phoenix city, capital of the US state of Arizona. Officers were called to an empty building near 35th Avenue and Earll Drive at around…
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Beijing: China has reportedly sent a vessel into Earth's deepest ocean trench and livestreamed the footages this Friday. According to state broadcaster CCTV, a green-and-white vessel named "Fendouzhe", or "Striver", descended more than…
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Kabul: At least six people were killed and more than 25 injured after 14 rockets hit different parts of Kabul following two IED explosions in the Afghan capital, officials said. Of the five victims, four were killed in the rockets…
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San Francisco: Twitter is going to transfer the @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden the day he is sworn in, even if Donald Trump does not concede. According to a report in Politico, the micro-blogging platform will take the same…
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