Berlin, March 10 (PTI): Higher concentration of airborne pollen is associated with increased novel coronavirus infection rates, according to a study that used data from 31 countries across five continents.
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Mandalay (Myanmar), March 10 (AP): Myanmar security forces early Wednesday raided a neighbourhood in the country's largest city that is home to state railway workers who have gone on strike to protest last
Beijing, March 10 (AP): China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon's surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries.
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Washington, March 9 (PTI): Indian-American Maju Varghese, who previously served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee, was on Tuesday formally appointed as Director of the White Hous
Beijing, March 9 (PTI): China on Tuesday gave no timeline and continued to be ambivalent about permitting thousands of Indian and overseas students studying in Chinese universities to return from their countrie
London, March 9 (PTI): The UK government on Tuesday published the country's first National Action Plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment.
The plan includes measures for further research in
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 9 (IANS): The opposition alliance in Pakistan, comprising at least 11 different political parties, has lashed out at the military establishment of the country, telling it not to interfere in po
Bangkok, March 9 (AP): Politicians are often accused of sanitizing the news. On Tuesday, Thailand's prime minister sanitized members of the press.
After fielding a slew of questions from journalists at h
Milan, March 9 (AP): Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.
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Tunis (Tunisia), March 9 (AP): Fourteen African migrants, including nine women and four children, perished at dawn on Tuesday off the Tunisian coast After a boat carrying 93 people sank.
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GENEVA, MARCH 9 (IANS): An additional 10 million child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by Unicef.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 9 (IANS): US President Joe Biden signed two executive orders aimed to promote gender equity and vowed "to ensure that every domestic and foreign policy we pursue rests on a foundation of
MANILA, MARCH 9 (IANS): Philippine authorities on Tuesday raised the alert level for Taal volcano to 2, saying it is showing "increasing unrest".
"This means that there is (a) probable magmati
WASHINGTON, MARCH 9 (IANS): Former US First Lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Womens Hall of Fame in October, according to the organisation.
In a statement issued on Monday, the National
Bangkok, March 9 (AP): Myanmar's military-controlled government is seeking to suppressing media coverage of protests against their seizure of power as journalists and ordinary citizens strive to inform peop
Brussels, March 9 (AP): The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain's Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his associates, a move that could pav
Beijing, March 9 (PTI): Summers in the Northern Hemisphere may last for six months by 2100 without efforts to mitigate climate change, which could have far-reaching impacts on agriculture, human health and the
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Yangon (Myanmar), March 5 (AP) Demonstrators in Myanmar's biggest city came out Monday night
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 8 (IANS): The new US administration under President Joe Biden has chalked out a four-point strategy for the Afghanistan government under President Ashraf Ghani, with a vision to end the decades
KABUL, MARCH 8 (IANS): The UN said on Monday that it sought a leading role for Afghan women in the country's peace process that is expected to enter a new phase in the coming weeks or months.
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