Pfizer Covid-19 shot safely bolsters antibodies in kids aged 5 to 11

Pfizer begins study of oral drug for prevention of Covid-19

Pfizer Inc said on Monday it has started a large study testing its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of COVID-19 infection among those who have been exposed to the virus. The drugmaker and its rivals, including US-based Merck & Co Inc and Swiss pharmaceutical Roche Holding AG, have been racing to develop an […]

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US court sets aside proposed Trump-era rule on H-1B visa selection

US court sets aside proposed Trump-era rule on H-1B visa selection

A US federal judge has struck down a proposed Trump-era rule that aimed to replace the current H-1B Visa cap lottery system with a wage-level-based selection process. Judge Jeffrey S White of the US District Court for the Northern District of California vacated a Trump-era H-1B cap selection regulation on the grounds that then-Acting Homeland […]

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‘This time, nobody had to tell us what to do’: What is behind quick control of Nipah in Kerala

‘This time, nobody had to tell us what to do’: What is behind quick control of Nipah in Kerala

On the night of September 4, Sheena KP, a staff nurse at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), was on duty in the Covid ward when murmurs began on her WhatsApp account and those of her colleagues. A potential case of Nipah virus infection had surfaced at a private hospital in the city. By […]

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Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions

Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions

North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart Wednesday in a display of military might that is sure to exacerbate tensions between the rivals at a time when talks aimed at stripping the North of its nuclear program are stalled. South Korea’s presidential office said the country conducted its first submarine-launched ballistic missile test. […]

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Japan detects suspected China submarine near southern island

Japan detects suspected China submarine near southern island

Japan detected a submarine believed to be Chinese off a southern Japanese island, the defense ministry said Sunday, heightening Japan’s caution levels in the East China Sea as China increases its military activities. The submarine remained submerged, but the ministry said in a statement that it believes the submarine is Chinese because a Chinese Luyang […]

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Taliban flag flies at Afghan presidential palace

The Taliban flag waved over the Afghan presidential palace the same day the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The milestone anniversary Saturday takes place just weeks after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the return to power of the Taliban, the faction that sheltered the Muslim […]

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Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund, the new acting PM of Afghanistan?

Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund, the new acting PM of Afghanistan?

The Taliban named Mullah Hasan Akhund, an associate of the movement’s late founder Mullah Omar, as the head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government on Tuesday. It also appointed Mullah Abul Ghani Baradar, head of the movement’s political office, as Akhund’s deputy. Mullah Hasan is presently head of the Taliban’s powerful decision-making body—Rehbari Shura or leadership […]

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Taliban announces new Afghanistan govt: Here’s a full list of acting cabinet ministers

The Taliban has appointed Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the ‘acting’ Prime Minister in the new Afghan government, with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Mullah Abdus Salam being his deputies. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chairman of Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as deputies of Mullah Hasan in the new […]

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Death toll from Hurricane Ida rises to 49 as US police look for missing

Death toll from Hurricane Ida rises to 49 as US police look for missing

Police went door to door in search of more possible victims and drew up lists of the missing as the death toll rose to 49 on Friday in the catastrophic flooding set off across the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The disaster underscored with heartbreaking clarity how vulnerable the U.S. is to the […]

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Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says

Syria says Israeli air strikes target areas near Damascus

Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defences but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just over two weeks. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report. A Syrian military source quoted by state media said Syrian air defences shot […]

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