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Sofia, Feb 25 : Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll mounted to 10,026 after 48 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, health ministry said on Thursday.Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections rose by 1,733 to 242,124, the ministry said.Da…

New Delhi, Feb 25 : In a major setback to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a UK court on Thursday ordered his extradition in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.The District Judge at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Samue…

New York, Feb 25 : US-based drugmaker Moderna said that it has completed manufacturing of clinical trial material for its variant-specific vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 variant known as B.1.351 — first identified in the Republic of South …

London, Feb 25 : Adding more trees, lawns and shrubbery in prisons may decrease the levels of violence and self-harm among prisoners, says a new study.The study indicated that prisons with a higher presence of green space had lower levels of self-har…

Dhaka, Feb 25 : Bangladesh cricketer Nasir Hossain has warned of stern action against those spreading rumours about his marriage.Nasir married cabin crew Tamima Tammi on February 14 but after a week their nuptial knot landed in a soup as Tamima’s for…

New York, Feb 25 : While Covid-19 related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an environment for increased domestic violence, a new study suggests.The study, published in the journal American Behavio…

New York, Feb 25 : More US adults reported receiving or planning to receive an influenza vaccination during the 2020-2021 flu season than ever before, a new survey reveals.The survey found that 43.5 per cent of respondents reported having already rec…

Dhaka, Feb 25 : Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a new record of over (Dollar) 44.02 billion, thanks to the upward trend in remittances.The country’s remittances stood at (Dollar) 1.49 billion in the first 23 days of February.Atiur R…

Dubai, Feb 25 : A plea for exemption from mandatory Covid tests by the UAE-based Indian expats before travelling to India is gaining momentum as social workers and community groups have recently joined the bandwagon.As reported by the Gulf News, Indi…

Seoul, Feb 25 : South Korea has set the ball rolling for the nationwide Covid vaccination roll out as the first batch of about 1.5 million vaccine doses headed to the country, which is nearing 90,000 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in Januar…