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Current vaccines should still have some benefit against new variants: Dr Aaron Glatt (Representational) New York: The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization The moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the…
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Combination picture of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left to right). Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet on May 26 in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019 | Photo Credit: AP Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will…
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Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Norway said it would recognise a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. | Photo Credit: AP Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognising a Palestinian state in a historic move that…
File picture of U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences. The rare request from Iran, which…
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of tactical ballistic missile at an undisclosed place in North Korea Thursday, May 17, 2024. North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a “new autonomous navigation system”, state media said on May 18, with leader Kim Jong…
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U.S. troopers in battle gear walk under the scorching sun during a joint military exercise on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines. American, Australian and Filipino forces launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing…
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images One person was killed and six injured overnight in a gritty northern Paris suburb in a shooting likely linked to drug trafficking, prosecutors and the mayor said Saturday. The attack in a parking lot near a cultural centre at Sevran, which lies between central Paris and…
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India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj speaks at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting | Photo Credit: ANI In a sharp retort, India has said Pakistan harbours a “most dubious track record” on all aspects, as it slammed “destructive and pernicious” remarks made by Islamabad’s envoy in the U.N. General Assembly…
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro gives a speech as part of the 2024 International Workers Day in Bogota, Colombia, on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Colombian President Gustavo Petro on May 1 announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective May 2 in the latest escalation of tensions between the…
The Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan, is seeking a third term as he runs against 12 other candidates for the Mayor of London. File photo Voters in England and Wales are going to the polls on Thursday, May 2, to elect a number of local government officials, but the most-watched race is in London, where the…
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