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More than 201.36 crore vaccine doses provided to States, UTs under vaccina
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Union Government provided over 201.36 crore vaccines to states and Union Territories in the fight against Covid-19 and of these more than 5.47 crore doses are still available, according to official data.
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'The F.B.I.' actor William Reynolds passes away at 90
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): 'The F.B.I. ' actor William Reynolds, who played Special Agent Tom Colby for six seasons, passed away on August 24 at the age of 90 from complications related to non-Covid pneumonia, according to his son Eric Reynolds.
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Warner Bros cancels DC Fandome virtual event for fall 2022
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The DC FanDome virtual event, which was established in 2020 during the height of the COVID pandemic, will not be held this fall.
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Manufacturing activity falls in China amid surge in electricity consumptio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], September 1 (ANI): With record heat waves causing a surge in electricity consumption in China, the manufacturing activity has come to a halt again in the country as repeated COVID-19 outbreaks took a toll on the economy and high power demand, triggering factory shutdowns.
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China introduces lockdown in Chengdu city due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China has introduced a lockdown in the 21-million population city of Chengdu, the capital of southwestern Sichuan province, to conduct PCR testing among residents, local authorities said on Thursday amid the spike in COVID-19 infections.
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Delhi logs 271 new COVID cases, 3 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): As many as 271 new Covid cases were reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours on Thursday.
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BWF cancels Hong Kong, Macau Open due to Covid surge
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Macau Open was originally slated to start from November 1 to 6, while the Hong Kong Open was supposed to be held in Kowloon from November 8 to 13.
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Despite mounting crises, Xi pushes forward to third term
Updated : 3 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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