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Indian Pharma Industry Capable Of Producing COVID-19 Vaccines For Entire World: Bill Gates

New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical industry will be able to produce COVID-19 vaccines not just for the country but also for the entire world, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. A lot of “very important things have been done” in India and its pharma industry is doing work “to help make the coronavirus vaccine […]

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Want To Do Everything Possible To Keep Peace For People Of India, China: Donald Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he wants to do everything possible to keep peace for the people of India and China, according to his spokesperson. Over the past several weeks, the Trump administration has come out in support of India against China. He (Trump) said I love the people of India and […]

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TikTok May Snap Chinese Connection, Become US Company: Trump Adviser

New York: US President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Larry Kudlow has said that TikTok may cut off ties to its Chinese parent and become a 100 per cent American company to circumvent demands to ban it as India has done. “I think TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company which is China-run […]

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Wildfire In US State Scorches Over 17,600 Acres

Washington: A wildfire raging in the US state of Wyoming has scorched over 17,606 acres, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said. According to the latest information updated by the local BLM office on Friday, the blaze dubbed “Neiber Fire” started on Tuesday south of Worland, a rural small city with 5,000 residents, and the […]

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Dubai-Based Indian Girl Breaks Yoga World Record

Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian girl has smashed a world record for doing a hundred yoga poses in a small box within three minutes, the media reported. This is Samridhi Kalia’s third yoga title, and the second in less than a month, the Khaleej Times reported on Saturday. The 11-year-old entered the Golden Book of World […]

Pakistan Bans Islamic Party After Violent Protests
Pakistan Bans Islamic Party After Violent Protests

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to impose a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under the anti-terrorism law. Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced on Wednesday that the file will…

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UAE Successfully Launches Space Mission To Mars From Japan

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates’ historic first mission to Mars is underway, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport and is now on a 500-million-km journey to study the planet’s weather and climate. Two previous attempts to launch the probe in the past week had […]

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Locust Attacks In India, East Africa & Pak A Threat To Food Security, Warns WMO

New York: Locust attacks are posing a serious threat to food security in parts of East Africa, India and Pakistan as a result of changing climate conditions that can be linked to human activity, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said. The specialised agency of the United Nations said extreme weather events and climatic changes […]

Religious Hardliners Bring Pakistan Govt To A Standstill
Religious Hardliners Bring Pakistan Govt To A Standstill

Islamabad: The current ruling government of Pakistan, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, may have come with a vision of progress and open-mindedness to create more acceptability of the country…

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China Warns UK Against Interference On Hong Kong

London: China has hit back with a warning that Britain must bear the consequences if it continues what it believes is interference in its internal affairs after the UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the House of Commons on Monday that China’s new National Security Law had […]

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Teenage Afghan Girl Kills Taliban Terrorists To Avenge Parents' Murder

Kabul: A teenage Afghan girl reportedly shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others after they dragged out her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, officials said on Tuesday. The incident happened last week when insurgents stormed the home of Qamar Gul, a teenager from a village in the […]

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Tsunami Alert After 7.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off US Coast

Alaska: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaskan peninsula triggering tsunami warnings today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The massive quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), some 75 miles south of the city of Chignik on Wednesday morning. Prelim M7.8 Earthquake Alaska Peninsula Jul-22 06:12 UTC, updates https://t.co/WrYe6gD8Zz — USGS Big […]

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US Asks China To Shut Its Consulate In Houston In 72 Hours

New Delhi/Washington: In an unprecedented move, the US on Wednesday abruptly asked China to shut its consulate in Houston within 72 hours. Confirming this on social media, Hu Xijin, the editor of the Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party government in Beijing said, “The US asked China to close the Consulate General […]

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Mike Pompeo Hails India For Banning 59 Chinese Apps

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday commended India for banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok citing a serious security risk even as he launched a scathing attack on China, saying that Beijing cannot threaten countries and “bully them in the Himalayas”. Mike Pompeo said, “India has a chance to divert global […]

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive For COVID-19 For Third Time

Brasilia: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, indicating he must remain in isolation, the president’s office said. Following his third positive test, taken on Tuesday, the office in Brasilia issued a statement saying the head of state was nevertheless “in good condition”, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. He will […]

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