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19 Apr 2021
Boris JohnsonBritish PM cancels his India visit due to COVID-19 crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street said on Monday.
19 Apr 2021
EgyptEgypt: 11 killed in train crash north of Cairo
A passenger train derailed north of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.
17 Apr 2021
CoronavirusWorldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering three million
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering three million people on Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign.
17 Apr 2021
CubaRaul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba
Raul Castro said on Friday that he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.
16 Apr 2021
LondonUK finds cases of COVID-19 variant first found in India
UK health authorities identified 77 cases of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus which causes COVID-19, first found in India, and designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
16 Apr 2021
Prince PhilipPrince Philips's funeral ceremony tomorrow: Details here
Funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will be held tomorrow.
16 Apr 2021
Mass ShootingUS: 8 killed at FedEx facility in Indianapolis mass shooting
At least eight people were killed in a tragic mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, United States, on Thursday night.
16 Apr 2021
DubaiSix Indians win lucky draw worth over $2,72,000 in UAE
Six Indians in the UAE have jointly won a lucky draw worth one million dirhams.
15 Apr 2021
VaccineCOVID-19 vaccine production hit as US, Europe obstruct raw material
As India faces a record surge in coronavirus infections, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla has raised concerns about the United States and Europe holding back key vaccine raw material.
15 Apr 2021
DenmarkDenmark becomes first European country to permanently drop AstraZeneca vaccine
Even as vaccines became the world's biggest hope against the highly contagious coronavirus, Denmark has stopped using the one made by British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca.
15 Apr 2021
AsiaUN report: Women in poor nations can't say, 'No sex'
Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say no to sex with their partners, to decide whether to use contraception or to seek health care, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.
15 Apr 2021
South AfricaSouth Africa suspends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
South Africa has joined the US in suspending its roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following reports that six women who received the immunization doses had developed unusual blood clots with low platelet count.
14 Apr 2021
AustraliaAustralia: Indian-origin truck driver gets 22-year jail for killing cops
A 48-year-old Indian-origin drug-affected and sleep-deprived truck driver was jailed on Wednesday for 22 years for plowing his heavy vehicle into Australian police officers and killing four of them last year on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway, according to various media reports.
14 Apr 2021
AfghanistanBiden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan before 9/11 anniversary
On Wednesday, United States President Joe Biden is expected to make a formal announcement about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. The US will pull the remaining combat troops from the war-torn country by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks.
13 Apr 2021
VaccineUnited States recommends 'pause' on J&J vaccine after clotting concerns
The United States government recommended a "pause" in the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine amid concerns of a "rare and severe type of blood clot."
13 Apr 2021
United KingdomUK expands COVID-19 vaccine program to those over 45
The National Health Service (NHS) in England on Tuesday expanded the COVID-19 vaccination program to the next cohort on its age-based priority list to all above 45 years of age after it announced that the target to cover over-50s had been met ahead of the April 15 deadline.
13 Apr 2021
World Health OrganizationCOVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief
Even though more than 780 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered globally, the pandemic is a long way from over but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
12 Apr 2021
Sri LankaSri Lanka Police warn shoppers against breaking COVID-19 health guidelines
Sri Lankan Police has warned of strict action against shoppers flouting the COVID-19 health guidelines ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year to be celebrated on Wednesday.
12 Apr 2021
BhutanBhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days
When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan's COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain, and other countries vaccinating people rapidly.
12 Apr 2021
Prince PhilipPrince Harry to attend Prince Philip's funeral sans Meghan Markle
The funeral of the British Royal family's patriarch, Prince Philip, will be held on April 17.
11 Apr 2021
Books5-year-old Indian-American reads 36 books in 105 minutes; sets record
A five-year-old Indian-American girl has set a record for reading the maximum number of books non-stop.
09 Apr 2021
Prince PhilipUK: Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, dies at 99
Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip (99), has died, the British Royal Family announced in a statement on Friday. He would have turned 100 on June 10, 2021.
09 Apr 2021
TexasOne dead, five injured in Texas cabinet plant shooting
One person was killed and five people were wounded in the wake of a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas, US, authorities said, and a state trooper was later shot during a manhunt that resulted in the suspected shooter being taken into custody.
09 Apr 2021
IndiaCountries worldwide hit new records for coronavirus cases, deaths
Nations around the world set new records on Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new infections, and the disease surged even in countries that have kept the virus in check.
09 Apr 2021
South AfricaIndia's Serum Institute refunds South Africa for undelivered coronavirus vaccines
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has fully refunded South Africa for 500,000 undelivered doses of the coronavirus vaccine, reports PTI.
09 Apr 2021
New JerseyUS: Neighbors spot kid crying, later find her parents dead
An Indian IT professional and his wife were found dead at their apartment in New Jersey, United States.
08 Apr 2021
Serum Institute of IndiaAstraZeneca serves legal notice to Serum Institute over vaccine delays
Serum Institute of India (SII), the manufacturer of the coronavirus vaccine Covishield, has been served a legal notice by the drug maker AstraZeneca over delays in vaccine supply, the company's CEO Adar Poonawalla confirmed in an interview earlier this week.
08 Apr 2021
IndiaNew Zealand suspends travel with India as COVID-19 cases rise
New Zealand has decided to suspend entry for all travelers from India as the latter is witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases.
07 Apr 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia landslides: Death toll rises to 126, dozens missing
The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 126 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as the rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.
07 Apr 2021
North KoreaNorth Korea tells WHO it is still virus-free
Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization (WHO).
06 Apr 2021
VaccineCOVID-19 spike in India will hit global vaccine supply: Gavi
India, which is experiencing a sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, is now likely to make available a smaller number of vaccines to the rest of the world, the head of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization has said.
05 Apr 2021
BangladeshBangladesh: Ferry collides with cargo vessel, capsizes; 27 dead
At least 27 people died after a small launch (motorboat) capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh's Shitalakkhya River, officials said on Monday.
05 Apr 2021
ScotlandScottish politician claims gay marriages caused COVID-19 pandemic
A Scottish politician has sparked outrage after claiming that the coronavirus pandemic has been caused due to gay marriages.
05 Apr 2021
NepalNepal to administer Chinese vaccines to citizens from April 7
Nepal will start its second phase of the COVID-19 inoculation drive from April 7 using a China-donated vaccine to fight against the deadly infection, according to the health ministry.
05 Apr 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia landslides, floods kill 55 people; dozens missing
Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday. More than 40 other people are missing.
04 Apr 2021
EnglandEnglish woman gives birth to 'twins' conceived 3 weeks apart
A 39-year-old woman from Wiltshire, England took all by surprise when she revealed on the show Good Morning America that she gave birth to twins that were conceived three weeks apart.
03 Apr 2021
AstraZenecaUK: Seven blood-clotting-related deaths in 18mn AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine recipients
On Saturday, the United Kingdom's medical regulator said that seven people—out of more than 18 million recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab for COVID-19 in the country—died of unusual blood clots.
03 Apr 2021
BangladeshBangladesh imposes seven-day lockdown after record COVID-19 surge
The Bangladesh Government on Saturday decided to impose a week-long nationwide lockdown from Monday as COVID-19 cases and deaths surged across the country.
03 Apr 2021
TaiwanTaiwan prosecutors probe train crash that killed 51
Prosecutors in Taiwan said on Saturday that they have questioned the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track and caused the country's worst train disaster in decades that killed 51 people and injured 146, though no charges have been filed.
03 Apr 2021
IraqIraq judge who presided over Saddam's trial dies of COVID-19
A retired Iraqi judge who presided over the trial of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein has died after battling COVID-19, the country's top judicial body said on Friday.
