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    WHO endorses worlds 1st malaria vaccine, recommends it for use in Africa
    International

    WHO endorses world's 1st malaria vaccine, recommends it for use in Africa

    London, Oct 7: The world's first malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa, the World Health Organisation recommended on Wednesday, a move that officials hope will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
    Nobel in chemistry honours pair for way to build molecules
    Sci - Tech

    Nobel in chemistry honours pair for way to build molecules

    Stockholm, Oct 6: The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to German scientist Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute and Scotland-born scientist David WC MacMillan of Princeton University. They were cited for their work in developing a new way for building molecules known as "asymmetric...
    Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries
    International

    Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

    Stockholm, Oct 5: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in "the physical modeling of Earth''s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming". The second...
    Medicine award kicks off week of Nobel Prize announcements
    International

    Medicine award kicks off week of Nobel Prize announcements

    Stockholm, Oct 4: The first of the 2021 Nobel Prizes is announced Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology or medicine. A panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm will announce the recipient after 11:30 a.M. (0930 GMT). Last year's prize went to three...
    New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
    International

    New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

    Wellington, Oct 4: New Zealand's government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland, despite an outbreak there that...
    Taliban raid suspected IS hideout after bombing in capital
    International

    Taliban raid suspected IS hideout after bombing in capital

    Kabul, Oct 4: Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents, hours after a deadly bombing outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban said Monday. Sunday's bombing outside the Eid Gah mosque killed five civilians, and while no claim of...
    Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
    International

    Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account

    New York, Oct 3: Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. Trump's attorneys on Friday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Miami seeking...
    IOC announce Beijing Olympics will not allow foreign spectators
    Sports

    IOC announce Beijing Olympics will not allow foreign spectators

    Beijing, Sep 30: A 21-day quarantine for non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers will be in force at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the IOC said. Daily testing for vaccinated people and no tickets will be sold to anyone living outside China as Olympic venues open their doors again. ...
    Juventus beats defending champion Chelsea 1-0 in CL
    Sports

    Juventus beats defending champion Chelsea 1-0 in CL

    Turin, Sep 30: Italy forwards Federico Chiesa and Federico Bernardeschi ran consistently through the heart of Chelsea's defense, Romelu Lukaku was held in check, and Juventus convincingly beat the injury-depleted trophy defender 1-0 in the Champions League. Ten seconds into the second half on...
    Boxing great Manny Pacquiao announces retirement
    Sports

    Boxing great Manny Pacquiao announces retirement

    Manila (Philippines), Sep 29: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring, "As I hang up my boxing gloves, I would like to thank the whole world, especially the...
    US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
    International

    US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

    Billings (US), Sep 29: Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. Government is declaring them extinct. It's a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say...
    Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province
    International

    Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province

    Kabul, Sep 28: The Taliban banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law. The order in Helmand province was issued Monday by the provincial Taliban government's vice and virtue department to...
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