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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

September 11, 2023 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most…

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US Explorer Mark Dickey Trapped 1,000 Metres Deep In Turkey May Be Rescued Today

September 11, 2023 admin

Mark Dickey developed stomach problems while exploring the depths of the Morca Cave Mersin, Turkey: A US explorer trapped for more than a week deep in a Turkish cave with internal bleeding could be pulled to safety as early as Monday night, rescuers said. Mark Dickey, 40, developed stomach problems on September 2 while exploring…

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Vladimir Putin Invites North Koreas Kim Jong Un To Russia Summit What To Watch Out For

September 11, 2023 admin

Kim Jong Un is likely to hold bilateral talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (File) Moscow, Russia: What should the world be looking for when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Russia in the coming days? The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia…

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Foreign rescuers join Morocco quake race against time

September 11, 2023 admin

Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages, on the third day after the country’s strongest-ever earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas mountains late on Friday southwest of the tourist centre of Marrakesh. It killed almost…

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Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’, says UN rights chief

September 11, 2023 admin

Furniture piled up on a sofa in a flooded house in Larissa, central Greece on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said on Monday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who “plunder our environment”. Speaking before the…

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PM Justin Trudeau, delegation’s earliest possible departure from Delhi is Tuesday late afternoon: Canada

September 11, 2023 admin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media during a press conference after attending G20 Summit, in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Canada on Monday said the earliest possible departure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation from the national capital is Tuesday late afternoon and that the country’s…

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U.S., Vietnam warn against ‘threat or use of force’ in South China Sea

September 11, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, attends a state luncheon hosted by Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, center right, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea,…

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Explained | On China’s economic slowdown

September 11, 2023 admin

The story so far: China, at the start of this month announced more measures to revive its flagging economy with major banks clearing the path for additional cuts in lending rates and the amount of funds institutions require to hold in foreign exchange reserves, hoping to prevent a further downturn in the ailing property sector….

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Albert Einstein’s Rare Manuscript Explaining His Theories Set For Auction

September 11, 2023 admin

Einstein had been commissioned to explain the development of his two most famous theories (File) New Delhi: A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science — theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915) — is set to go under the hammer at Christie’s…

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UK Rolls Out Winter Top-Up Vaccines Amid New Covid Variant Fears

September 11, 2023 admin

BA.2.86 is being monitored closely in UK due to its proclivity to mutate. (File) London: The UK health authorities began rolling out their winter vaccine schedule for the most medically vulnerable on Monday, brought forward from a planned early October rollout amid concerns around the new COVID variant BA.2.86. The National Health Service (NHS) said…

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