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RCEP trade pact to kick off from January 1, 2022; a move to ease trade bar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI): The pandemic has adversely affected many countries and thus, they are joining hands and cooperating to revitalize their economies. One such agreement is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a deal to ease and lower down the trade barriers betw
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AEON 1per cent Club contributes towards making students global leaders
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI): AEON 1% Club Foundation has been working on the project 'The Asian Youth Leaders' since 2010, with an aim to let students from different backgrounds discuss the various social issues prevailing in their countries.
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'Make COIVID contingency plans': US warns Americans travelling abroad
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States has warned Americans travelling abroad to make "contingency plans" as countries around the globe grapple with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron variant.
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Durability of immunity post-COVID-19 infection persists for 9 months: DG I
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The durability of immunity after the COVID-19 infection persists for at least 9 months as per the evidence-based studies from different countries globally, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursd
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China lashes out at Western countries over diplomatic boycott of Beijing W
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): China on Thursday lashed out at Western countries including the United States over the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, to be held in February next year.
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UK pledges to provide $141mln to help vulnerable countries fight Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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COVID-19: Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's testing kits for Afghanistan.
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China wary of supporting Taliban in Afghanistan, claims report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): China, which has been one of the few countries to support Taliban rule, now seems to have realised its mistake of embracing the outfit in Afghanistan as Beijing appears to lose confidence in the Taliban that had long been a global pariah due to its support
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Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up bette
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
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Putin's concerns over lack of security on Afghanistan's borders draw Talib
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 29 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin's concerns over lack of security on Afghanistan's borders with Central Asian countries has drawn a response from the Taliban who said that there is no threat from Afghanistan's borders to regional countries.
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Affordable, effective COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax to be especially useful in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 29 (ANI): Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine announced on Tuesday (local time) that Corbevax, a protein sub-unit COVID-19 vaccine, whose technology was created and engineered at its Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), has received Emergency Use
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Pakistan seeks to fulfil its geopolitical, strategic interests from protes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): As Iran recently faced a number of protests in the country, Pakistan is eyeing to gain geopolitical and strategic benefits from it to refurbish their credentials before their financier and benefactor Saudi Arabia, which is unhappy at Islamabad's meddl
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