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Dec 08, 2021 08:45 AM IST
SKM’s 5-member committee to hold urgent meeting today
Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s 5-member committee to hold an urgent meeting in New Delhi at 10 am today, news agency ANI reported.
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Dec 08, 2021 07:27 AM IST
Encounter underway in Shopian
Encounter has started at Check Cholan area of Shopian districts in Jammu and Kashmir. Further details shall follow.
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Dec 08, 2021 07:10 AM IST
Pfizer shot gives less immunity to Omicron than to other strains: Early study
Researchers in South Africa have found in an early study that Pfizer’s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) actually provides less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of the virus. Read More
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Dec 08, 2021 06:17 AM IST
Australia follows US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Australia will not send officials to the upcoming winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday, joining a US diplomatic boycott of the event. Read More
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Jab mandates absolute last resort: WHO
More and more countries in Europe, including Germany, are debating whether to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory after Austria announced in November it would make inoculations compulsory as of February 1 next year, prompting large protests.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:49 AM IST
Pfizer shot gives less immunity to Omicron than to other strains: Early study
Omicron resulted in about a 40-fold reduction in levels of neutralising antibodies produced by people who had received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech SE shot, compared with the strain detected in China almost two years ago.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:37 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Biden, Putin hold key summit on Ukraine
Russian TV footage showed Biden and Putin greeting each other in a friendly manner at the start of what was expected to be a tense exchange. Biden told Putin he hoped their next meeting would be in person.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:32 AM IST
LIVE: Australia follows US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
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Updated on Dec 08, 2021 08:45 AM IST
Lee statue in Charlottesville to be melted down for new art
The city council decided how to dispose of the now-removed statue at the center of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 during a meeting that stretched into Tuesday morning, The Daily Progress reported.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:14 AM IST
France arrested wrong man over Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia
- The man was detained by border police on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Turkey as he was about to board a flight to Riyadh from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport, judicial and airport sources told AFP, asking not to be named.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:11 AM IST
Omicron not more severe than Delta, existing vaccines will work: WHO
Meanwhile, researchers in South Africa have found that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine actually provides less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of the virus.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 06:06 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Australia follows US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Canberra’s decision comes amid “disagreement” with China over a number of issues, including Australia’s foreign interference laws and a recent decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, Morrison said.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 07:17 AM IST
Ahead of nuclear talks, US hits Iran with new sanctions for human rights abuses
The sanctions announced by the Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations involved in the repression of protesters and political activists and prisons where activists have been held in brutal conditions.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 05:16 AM IST
Don’t invade Ukraine, Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin
In a video call with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden also reiterated US support of his support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy, according to a readout issued by the White House.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 12:18 AM IST
ByYashwant Raj I Washington
HIV infections drop in Africa, but Covid hampers fight, says WHO
“Africa has made significant progress against HIV over the past decade, reducing new infections by 43 percent and nearly halving AIDS-related deaths,” the WHO Africa office said in a statement.
Updated on Dec 07, 2021 11:59 PM IST
‘Fully respect’ US move of diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, says IOC
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced that US officials will not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The country’s athletes will, however, participate in the Games.
Published on Dec 07, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Taiwan still to decide whether to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics
“Taiwan understands and respects the US’ decision and will continue to monitor the latest developments on the issue,” Focus Taiwan quoted Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou as saying.
Updated on Dec 07, 2021 11:21 PM IST
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