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COVID variants in India are being studied amid a devastating surge in COVID infections
Scientists in the COVID-battered India are now studying the potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus which might have caused the...

Teenagers aged 12 or above will be eligible for a Pfizer shot
In the U.S., adolescents aged 12 or above will be eligible for a Pfizer shot soon, as U.S. regulators expanded the use of the Pfizer...

COVID infections in India dropped from peak amid calls for lockdown
Amid calls for a nationwide lockdown in India, new coronavirus cases and deaths dropped from peak. 366,161 new infections and 3,754...

Asian American medical workers fight racism and virus
Asian Americans being attacked or verbally abused is no longer seen as a rare sight in the United States. In an attempt to stave off...

World Market Update 5/7/2021
U.S. President Joe Biden supported a proposal to waive World Trade Organisation intellectual property (IP) rules, which would allow...

Lower unemployment rate in the US expected
Over to the United States, where lower unemployment rate is expected in the country as anti-virus measures are eased. Economists have...

Today in history 5/7/2021
1429: English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army. 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by German submarine off the southern...

COVID infections in India hit yet another new record
While some countries in the world have begun to recover from the economic recession brought by the pandemic, India has yet to escape from...

World Market Update 5/6/2021
Beijing today decided to suspend economic dialogue with Australia as talks between the two countries collapsed. Experts believe one of...

Ukraine’s request for more aid and NATO support
Ukrainians are requesting for more aid and NATO support to their nation after receiving news that the U.S. Secretary of state will visit...

COVID infections in India hit another grim record
India continues to suffer the brunt of the COVID crisis. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday, as the number of...

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines
The United States has decided to side with the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai...

Cicadas are about to emerge
Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge as summer approaches. The University of Maryland entomologists found at least seven cicadas in a...

Record daily rise in coronavirus deaths in India
Over to India, where coronavirus deaths rose by a record 3,780 during the last 24 hours. Yesterday, it became the second country to cross...

Iraq pushes vaccine rollout amid widespread apathy
In Iraq, the government once again pushes vaccine rollout despite widespread apathy, as a serious surge in coronavirus infections has...

Biden plans to vaccinate 70 percent of American adults by July 4
Unlike India, the vaccination rate in the United States is pretty satisfactory, as President Joe Biden announced a more ambitious...

Today in history 5/4/2021
1970: In Kent, Ohio, a shooting rampage was carried out at the Kent State University. It was aimed at tackling anti-war demonstrators. 28...

Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi
In the United States, although tornadoes that struck the southern part of the United States have disappeared, residents there are not out...

More troubles ahead as India’s virus crisis worsens
Over to India, where COVID is still raging out of control, as the number of COVID cases has surpassed 20 million on Tuesday, nearly...
