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UK isolated by countries as expert calls mutated coronavirus strain 'worst news we've had so far'

British authorities claim that the detection of the new coronavirus strain hints at the efficiency of British scientists at genomic surveillance

Dec 22, 2020

Unemployed Dubai-based Indian wins $1million in Duty Free lottery

NRI planning to return home after losing his job due to coronavirus wins jackpot in Dubai Duty Free lottery, becomes 171st Indian to win in the Millennium Millionaire Draw

Dec 21, 2020

Eight killed, 15 injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Eight civilians were killed and 15 others injured as a blast rocked the Police District 5 of Kabul on Sunday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Dec 20, 2020

NRI billionaire Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty

Once billionaire BR Shetty's company sold for ONE dollar; it used to be worth $2 billion

This is the story about Indian billionaire BR Shetty's company Finablr Plc, which is getting ready to sell its business to an Israeli-UAE consortium for a shocking $1.

Dec 20, 2020

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, Jun 28, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)

I try my best; PM Boris Johnson sets record straight on his scruffy hairdo [Watch]

From Barack Obama's 'mom jeans' to Boris Johnson's 'scruffy hair' many heads of the government have created a sartorial stir in the past. See how Johnson justifies his scruffy hairdo.

Dec 19, 2020

What did Hayabusa2 bring back from asteroid Ryugu? Scientists upbeat but analysis disappointing

The sample from Hayabusa2 is the world's first sample return of a material in the gas state from deep space, says JAXA, though failed high expectations of solid rock samples from Ryugu. Next is NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that is expected to bring samples from the asteroid Bennu

Dec 16, 2020

Kabul's deputy governor Mahboobullah Mohebi killed in blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants.

Dec 15, 2020

China bails out Pakistan again, provides $1.5 billion to repay Saudi Arabia debt

China has emerged as the largest creditor to Pakistan in recent years, the country that has been struggling to secure funds after the IMF suspended its $6 billion loan.

Dec 13, 2020

Iranian 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' arrested for blasphemy, sentenced to 10 years in jail

The Iranian 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' Instagram star has been jailed for a decade, her lawyer has said, a year after she was arrested over her social media activities.

Dec 13, 2020

Israel, Bhutan normalize diplomatic ties; another fruit of peace agreements, says Netanyahu

Israel and Bhutan have agreed to work together on various plans in the areas of water management, agriculture, healthcare, technology, and tourism.

Dec 12, 2020

Palestine condemns Moroccan-Israeli normalisation deal, says Palestinian cause ignored

Nabil Shaath, adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said the Palestinian leadership will always reject such 'unacceptable agreements'

Dec 11, 2020

People with this medical history should avoid Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, warns NHS

Some of the participants who were involved in the vaccine trial organized by Pfizer had developed Bell's palsy

Dec 9, 2020

UAE accepts China's Sinopharm COVID vaccine; shows 86% efficacy [Details]

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has 86% efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there.

Dec 9, 2020

William Shakespeare gets COVID vaccine in Midlands, not far from Stratford-upon-Avon

William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England was one of the first people to receive the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the British history, on Tuesday.

Dec 8, 2020

Is Ali Khamenei dead; rumours are rife amid Iran Supreme Leader's health concerns

As the unconfirmed news of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei transferring power to his son over his declining health broke, rumours about his death are spiralling.

Dec 7, 2020

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