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Los Angeles, May 27 : Veteran actor Michael Douglas would like actor John Krasinski to play him in a biopic.Krasinski is known for his film “A Quiet Place” as well as the series “Jack Ryan” and “The Office”.”Because of his compassion, his humour,” Do…

Yangon, May 27 : The number of Covid-19 infections rose to 143,318 in Myanmar with 22 new cases on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Health and Sports Ministry.The country’s Covid-19 death toll stood at 3,216, the statement said.Some 35 re…

Brussels, May 27 : The Belgian government decided on Wednesday to temporarily stop administering the Johnson (and) Johnson/Janssen single-dose coronavirus vaccine to people younger than 41 following the death of a woman from severe side-effects aft…

Addis Ababa, May 27 : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,777,300 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-mem…

Kathmandu, May 26 : China on Wednesday announced to provide an additional one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal under a grant assistance policy.In a telephonic conversation with Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday, Chinese Presi…

Dharamsala, May 26 : The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has congratulated Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President-elect Penpa Tsering after his victory in the general elections.”Congratulations on your election as Si…

Kathmandu, May 26 : Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has written a letter to her India counterpart Ram Nath Kovid, seeking Covid vaccine doses from the neighbouring country.The special request has been made at the President’s level to ensure the …

Los Angeles, May 26 : Actress Charlize Theron and filmmaker Niki Caro have joined hands for a film on gender equality.Theron will produce the film, while Caro will direct.The film will focus on four female athlete’s fighting for equality in big wave …

New York, May 26 : As many as 45 per cent of patients hospitalised for Covid-19 experienced a significant functional decline after being discharged, a team of researchers has found.Of survivors who experienced a functional decline, 80 per cent were r…

Dhaka, May 26 : Even after 13 years, people of Bangladesh’s coastal region are still awaiting construction of stone dams to escape the tidal surge following a cyclonic storm.As many as three million people from Chormontaj, in the coastal area, have a…