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Traditional Chinese medicine leading to destruction of African biodiversit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 5 (ANI): China is systematically destroying the biodiversity and pursuing growth of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCMs) in Africa, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Zambia confirms presence of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia on Saturday confirmed the presence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the southern African nation.
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UN extends mandate for int'l forces fighting piracy off coast of Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday renewed for an additional three months its authorization for states and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia to use all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of the East African coun
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South African returnee booked for violating home quarantine norms in Chand
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 4 (ANI): In the backdrop of grave concerns over COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron', a South African returnee has been booked for violating home quarantine norms in Chandigarh.
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Pro Kabaddi League: UP Yoddha rope in their first African origin player
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) franchise UP Yoddha have roped in their first-ever player of African origin, picking up Kenyan raider James Namaba Kamweti, ahead of season eight.
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Omicron is milder than Delta variant at primary level: S African doctor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): With two cases of Omicron being detected in India, the South African doctor who first flagged the new COVID variant said patients she has examined so far have been exhibiting "milder" symptoms than those affected by more prevalent Delta variant.
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Omicron very different from Delta, Beta COVID variants, says South African
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The South African doctor who first raised an alarm over Omicron states that the new coronavirus strain has significantly more mutations, as compared to the Delta or Beta variants of COVID-19 which can be easily missed if one is not clinically aware of
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in south
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54 percent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organization in a stat
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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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UN chief sounds alarm about how international community is dealing with Af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday raised the alarm regarding the way the international community is dealing with the African continent regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, urging putting an end to "injustice."
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South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries follow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scie
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Kevin Pietersen lauds India for extending support to African countries in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [US], November 30 (ANI): Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday lauded India for extending support to African countries in dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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