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Washington, June 4 : The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday called on countries anticipating excess vaccine supplies in the coming months to release their surplus doses and options as soon as possible to developing…

London, June 3 : The family of alleged AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal middleman Christian Michel on Thursday expressed concern for his well-being amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic in India and urged the British authorities to intervene on behal…

Dhaka, June 4 : A court in Bangladesh’s Chittagong has ordered arrest of Hefazat-e-Islam convenor Junaid Babungari’s personal assistant and press secretary Enamul Hasan Farooqui in two more cases of violence in the district’s Hathazari in late March …

New York, June 4 : US Vice President Kamala Harris has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the US will be sending Covid-19 vaccines to India, following which Modi thanked her for the support from the US government and the Indian diaspora, in what …

Toronto, June 3 : A 64-year-old Punjabi man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife in Brampton city in the Toronto suburbs.Jarnail Randhawa (64) has been arrested for the murder of his wife Dalbir Randhawa, who was also 64 years old.He …

New York, June 3 : As US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that India will receive Covid-19 vaccines directly from its stockpile, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the distribution, according to the Whit…

Rome, June 3 : Increased evening screen time during the Covid-19 lockdown negatively affected sleep quality, finds a new study.The researchers, from the University of L’Aquila in Italy, found decreased sleep quality, an increase in insomnia symptoms,…

Toronto, June 3 : SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, infects immature red blood cells (RBC), reducing oxygen in the blood and impairing the immune response, say researchers.The study, published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, sheds light on wh…

Chennai, June 3 : The US Consulate General in Chennai on Thursday hoisted the rainbow flag over the consulate building to commemorate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month.The consulate will also virtually screen a documen…

Nairobi, June 3 : Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade — an area about the size of China.Count…