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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut infection risk by 91%: US CDC

WASHINGTON: Taking two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's mRNA-based vaccines, authorised by the Food and Drug Administration, can reduce…

5 years ago

Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $11bn

NEW DELHI: India will need to spend an additional Rs 80,000 crore ($11 billion) to provide free vaccines and food…

5 years ago

North Korea shoring up loyalty in face of Covid-19 pandemic: Analysts

SEOUL: Behind its self-imposed coronavirus barricade, North Korea is more isolated than ever and authorities are reinforcing loyalty to the…

5 years ago

‘Covaxin shields against Beta, Delta variants’

HYDERABAD: The indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin protects people against the deadly Beta (B.1.351) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants, more commonly…

5 years ago

Ratko Mladic: Serb crusader dubbed ‘epitome of evil’

KALINOVIK, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ratko Mladic insists he was chosen by "fate" to defend the Serb people from a Western…

5 years ago

Activists swarm street in London in protest against land grab in Pakistan’s Sindh

LONDON: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a protest opposite Downing Street, London on June 6 against large-scale land grabbing…

5 years ago

Myanmar Red Cross ramps up support for hundreds of thousands of people

Myanmar's Red Cross is stepping up support for hundreds of thousands of people as the economic crisis since the Feb.1…

5 years ago

Kerala’s Covid-19 toll crosses 10,000 mark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state reported 9,313 Covid-19 positive cases and recorded 221 more deaths on Monday, taking the total death toll…

5 years ago

Kerala reports 15,567 Covid-19 cases, 124 deaths

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala on Tuesday reported 15,567 new Covid-19 cases and 124 deaths, taking the tally to to 26.27 lakh and…

5 years ago

‘Covid-hit people falling into superstitions trap’

RAJKOT: The Covid-19 pandemic has left such a deep psychological impact on people’s minds that a majority of those who…

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