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Covid
New Covid Strain JN.1 Classified as 'Standalone Variant of Interest'

WHO's decision was prompted by the variant's ability to spread fast among the community. It said the decision was due to the strain's 'rapidly increasing spread'.

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Donald Trump ruled unfit to run for presidential office

The ruling came under Amendment 14 of the US constitution that bars people engaging in insurrection from running for president.

Midnight earthquake kills 111 in China
Midnight earthquake kills 118 people, injures over 500 in northwest China

According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the shallow quake jolted Gansu and Qinghai provinces at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, with a focal depth of 10 kilometres.

Car plows into US President Joe Biden's motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters
Car plows into US President Joe Biden's motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters

A car plowed into a parked SUV that was part of US President Joe Biden's motorcade while the latter was leaving his campaign headquarters in the state of Delaware, according to a White House report.

Fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim 'critical after being poisoned'; India, Pak abuzz over health status
Fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim 'critical after being poisoned'; India, Pak abuzz over health status

The absconder terrorist, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, has reportedly been “poisoned and critical” in a Karachi hospital, barely a week ahead of his 68th birthday on December 26.

12 killed in firing in Mexico Christmas party
12 killed in firing in Mexico Christmas party

At least 12 people were shot dead during a Christmas party in the municipality of Salvatierra of Guanajuato state, Mexico, authorities have said.

  • Monday, 18 December 2023
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Spirit of 1971 must be preserved, promoted: Jaishankar on Bangladesh Victory Day

"Victory Day" is observed to commemorate the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the subsequent independence of Bangladesh.

Inflation in Pakistan at 43% as food prices soar
Inflation in Pakistan at 43% as food prices soar

Pakistan’s weekly inflation rate remained at a six-month high of 43.16 per cent in the week ending December 14, as soaring food prices continued to squeeze consumers, a media report said.

IDF 'mistakenly' kills three Israeli hostages in Gaza
IDF 'mistakenly' kills three Israeli hostages in Gaza

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a statement on Friday night said that the incident occurred in the morning and the military bears full responsibility for the "tragic incident"

  • Saturday, 16 December 2023
PUTIN WARNS WEST
Russia’s Putin Inaugurates Two Fourth-Generation Nuclear Submarine

The two submarines named ‘Emperor Alexander III’ and ‘Krasnoyarsk’ are set to enhance the capabilities of Russia’s Pacific Fleet.

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Smital Dhake, Indian-origin data scientist wins UK's top rail award
Smital Dhake, Indian-origin data scientist wins UK's top rail award

Maharashtra-born Smital Dhake, 26, who joined the rail industry in July 2022, is the first and only data scientist at Alstom, the UK and Ireland's leading supplier of new trains and train services.

  • Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Israel-Russia tensions: Netanyahu speaks to Putin
Israel-Russia tensions: Netanyahu speaks to Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday spoke with the Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone amid growing tensions between the two countries over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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60 live worms removed from woman's eyes in China

The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, had been experiencing itchy eyes and one day, after rubbing them to relieve the tingling sensation, she was shocked to see that a parasite worm fell out.

3 killed in hospital fire in Italy
Three killed in hospital fire in Italy

The incident around 10.30 p.m. (2130 GMT) at San Giovanni Evangelista Hospital, resulting in the deaths of three elderly people, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

  • Sunday, 10 December 2023
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EU reaches provisional agreement on landmark AI Act
A global first: EU reaches provisional agreement on landmark AI Act

The EU's AI Act is set to be the world's first comprehensive set of rules to govern AI and user harm associated with it.

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