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Fri, 12 Feb 21 14:00:46 +0500
India, pharmacy of the world, falls behind on vaccinations at home
Health workers in India vaccinated only 7.5 million frontline workers In four weeks

Sat, 13 Feb 21 08:34:41 +0500
Clashes, blasts intensify across Afghanistan
At least four security force members, including a commander, killed and seven critically injured on Saturday

Sat, 13 Feb 21 06:44:32 +0500
Britain's Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor
Khan won a secret ballot against three other candidates to replace lead prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Sat, 13 Feb 21 08:00:26 +0500
Indian authorities assess damages after earthquake in Tajikistan
No initial reports of critical damage or casualties to northern states after magnitude 5.9 in the central Asian nation

Sat, 13 Feb 21 07:25:32 +0500
EU drugs regulator plans to fast track variant-modified Covid-19 vaccines
“We will ask for much smaller trials, with a few hundred participants, rather than 30,000 to 40,000,”

Sat, 13 Feb 21 09:05:12 +0500
WHO says all hypotheses still open in probe into virus origins
WHO says it considered it highly unlikely the virus escaped from a lab

Fri, 12 Feb 21 15:31:05 +0500
At least 12 killed in fire at Indian firecracker factory
Investigation underway into what caused blaze at the factory, says police official

Fri, 12 Feb 21 14:47:55 +0500
Iran 'undermining opportunity' for nuclear diplomacy: Europe powers
Britain, Germany and France urge Iran not to take any new 'non-compliant steps' on its nuclear programme

Fri, 12 Feb 21 15:03:54 +0500
Survey shows stark inequality in vaccination rate between countries
88% of countries which had started vaccinating nurses are high or upper-middle-income countries, according to ICN

Sat, 06 Feb 21 17:03:52 +0500
US navy vet recovers wallet lost 53 years ago in Antarctica
Paul, 91, did not even remember losing billfold when strangers contacted him to return it

Fri, 05 Feb 21 13:59:31 +0500
Climate change may have had 'key role' in Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers say 100 strains of coronavirus concentrated in ‘hotspot’ area

Fri, 05 Feb 21 06:12:12 +0500
Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout
It will keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors

Mon, 08 Feb 21 08:46:45 +0500
British boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of Covid pandemic
The teenager has no knowledge of the global pandemic despite catching the virus twice

Tue, 09 Feb 21 16:53:15 +0500
Explainer: K2 — the savage mountain
Harsh terrain, extreme weather make world's second highest peak so perilous to traverse

Thu, 11 Feb 21 13:13:22 +0500
Not perfect, but saves lives, AstraZeneca says of Covid-19 vaccine
Drugmaker pledges to double supplies to more than 200 million doses per month by April

Thu, 11 Feb 21 15:29:58 +0500
Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by Israel’s Mossad: Jewish Chronicle
British weekly says team of Israeli, Iranian nationals carried out the ambush on scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:07:25 +0500
'Ok to feel overwhelmed': banks tackle burnout inflamed by virus
Senior bankers have responded to the extra strain by opening up about their own vulnerabilities

Thu, 11 Feb 21 17:50:35 +0500
BBC World News barred from airing in China: regulator
A week ago Britain’s media regulator had also revoked Chinese state television’s broadcast licence

Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:27:45 +0500
Ethiopia confirms widespread rape in conflict-hit north
The government has said it has zero tolerance towards sexual violence

Thu, 11 Feb 21 16:06:34 +0500
Weight loss drug a 'game changer' in cutting obesity: study
2,000 people in 16 countries who took the drug lost more than 10 percent of their bodyweight

Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:43:06 +0500
Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks
Further eroding confidence in the organisers’ ability to pull off the event during a coronavirus pandemic

Thu, 11 Feb 21 13:16:05 +0500
French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid
Sister Andre, turns 117 on Thursday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars

Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:30:30 +0500
Russia says it is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
European Union likely to impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian president say diplomats



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