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Jailed Chinese journalist wins Lin Zhao Freedom Award
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): A US-based rights group has awarded journalist Zhang Zhan, who was jailed by Chinese authorities for reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Europa League: Spurs fixture against Rennais postponed following COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 9 (ANI): Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has confirmed that its UEFA Europa Conference League Group G home fixture against Stade Rennais will not take on Thursday evening.
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Agriculture sector functioned smoothly during lockdown: Narendra Singh Tom
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, answering a question on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agricultural households in Lok Sabha, said that the agriculture sector functioned "smoothly" adding that the government took all necessary
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Fight against COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, says Army Chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the number of COVID cases resurge because of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said that the fight with the pandemic is far from over.
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Study finds how stress affected parents' discipline during the pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ohio [US], December 7 (ANI): A study has found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, parents were most likely to use aggressive discipline on their children when their daily stress levels were at the highest.
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Census 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic: Centre in Lok Sabha
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Census 2021 and related field activities have been postponed, informed the Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Nepali MBBS graduates from Chinese varsities struggle as Beijing denies th
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 7 (ANI): Students from Nepal who have completed MBBS degrees from various Chinese universities are unable to intern in China as Beijing has not permitted them re-entry citing the COVID-19 pandemic, according to media reports.
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Amid COVID, CDS Rawat asks nations to be prepared for tackling biological
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday warned that this may be developing into biological warfare and in such case, the nations need to be prepared to counter it.
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Pandemic lockdown declined emotional well-being for adults with hearing, v
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Seattle [US], December 7 (ANI): A recent study has found that the lockdown during the pandemic caused mental and emotional issues amongst adults who had sensory impairment.
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IMF chief calls on global cooperation to control pandemic, support economi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday called on global cooperation to control the COVID-19 pandemic and support the economic recovery as the new Omicron variant has spread to over 40 countries aro
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France to close nightclubs for 4 weeks from December 10
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Nightclubs in France will be closed for four weeks starting December 10 amid the expected fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday.
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Airports Authority of India to spend about Rs 25,000 cr for expansion, mod
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): As a measure to revive the civil aviation sector of India, which was "affected due to severe disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic" the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up a development programme to spend around Rs 25,000 crores in the nex
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