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Despite mounting crises, Xi pushes forward to third term
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 1 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is pushing for his third term at the 20th Party Congress to be held on October 16 in Beijing despite mounting crises.
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Uyghurs protest in Turkey over China's zero Covid policy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 1 (ANI): East Turkestan Federation (Dogu Turkestan Federesyoun-DTF), Uyghur Academy and East Turkestan Republican along with other Uyghur NGOs staged a protest on Wednesday in Instanbul against China's Zero Covid Policy.
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India sees minor rise in COVID cases with 7,946 new infections in last 24
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): India reported 7,946 COVID cases in the last 24 hours, an increase of 715 infections since yesterday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
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China losing appeal for Japanese companies amid falling economy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): As China is facing the impact of COVID-19-related lockdowns on its economy and the escalating tension between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan Straits, a large number of Japanese companies including chip makers have begun moving out of China.
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Beijing spends more on restricting movement of its citizens than on defenc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): As Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime in China continues to restrict the movement of hundreds of thousands of citizens under the banner of the Zero Covid Policy, local governments across the country are going too far in tightening their stranglehold on ordina
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Delhi logs 377 new COVID cases, 2 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): As many as 377 new cases of Coronavirus infection were reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours on Wednesday.
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Study: Shape of coronavirus affects its transmission
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Images of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, have been imprinted in our brains since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the way we commonly visualise the virus, as a spherical with spikes, is not entirely true. Microscope images of infected tissue
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Xi's zero covid policy shatters confidence of US firms in China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Beijing's zero covid policy has become a top concern for US firms as strict lockdowns had forced US companies to shut down for months, creating significant uncertainties for businesses in the country, according to an annual survey released US-China business
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Study: Stressed mitochondria help cells to withstand lung infections
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause severe stress to cells and organs, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can eventually lead to mortality in elderly or vulnerable people.
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COVID very much around us, rapid change in Omicron sublineage circulating:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Dr NK Arora, Chairman of the COVID working group, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), on Wednesday said that COVID-19 is still around us and quite a significant transmission of viruses is going on.
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Aziz-ul Rehman: Kashmir's Bone Carving Artist
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir) [India], August 31 (ANI): 22-year-old Aziz-ul Rehman from the Gulab Bagh area of Srinagar is the first youth in Jammu and Kashmir who has mastered the art of making various decorative items by carving animal bones. Aziz's handmade bone ornaments are getting a lo
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China's strict laws forces Hong Kongers to flee to other nations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 31 (ANI): China's sweeping national security laws are forcing the citizens of Hong Kong to flee to other nations, which has increased concerns within its government and its business sector, which tends to lean in favor of Beijing.
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