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Pakistan's Dasu hydropower project hit by cost overrun
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Pakistan's most important project with the capacity to generate 2,160 MW of hydel electricity, which got delayed by three years, has been hit by a cost overrun of upto 100 billion Pakistani rupees.
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Universal vaccination is required to stop future COVID-19 waves: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health who analysed the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants have discovered shared traits linked to transmissibility and immune evasion.
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The 17th annual FURA Retail Jeweller India Awards 2022 recognizes excellen
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): After a COVID-break of two consecutive years, the 17th edition of FURA Retail Jeweller India Awards 2022 (RJIA), recognized as the Oscars of India's retail jewellery industry, in association with Solitaire Gemological Laboratories (SGL),
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Corbevax heterologous COVID-19 booster expected to get final approval from
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Union Government is considering giving its final approval to Corbevax's heterologous COVID-19 booster for 'Restricted Use in Emergency Situation' soon, sources said.
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China closes Potala Palace as Tibet sees first-ever COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): Following a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in the Himalayan region, Chinese authorities closed the famed Potala Palace, the residence of Lamas in Tibet, local media reported.
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Telangana : Harish Rao writes to Union Health Minister, asks for 50 lakhs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 9 (ANI): Finance, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Minister of Telangana, Thanneeru Harish Rao wrote to Union Health and Family Welfare minister Manusukh Mandaviya requesting him to supply 50 lakhs doses of Covishield vaccine urgently to the state.
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India logs 12,751 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday witnessed a dip in the number of new COVID-19 infections as it recorded 12,751 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the data shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Shanghai Deja Vu: China puts 80,000 tourists under lockdown in beach resor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): In a Shanghai-style lockdown, China's Sanya, a beach resort destination in Hainan Province, has put tens of thousands of tourists under strict lockdown and shifted all passenger flights to and from the city following a Covid-19 outbreak, media reports said.
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China asked people to provide info on those not getting tested
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases in various Chinese cities have been surging, reports have surfaced that the local administration in the country is encouraging people to report on those who fail to undergo nucleic acid testing.
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Experts warn about high risk of COVID-19 transmission during festivals
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to escalate in the country, experts have warned that there is a high risk of contracting and spreading infections ahead of the festive season.
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Pakistan sees increase in COVID-19 positivity rate ahead of festive season
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): While the Pakistanis are prepping up to hold gatherings and processions during the festival of Muharram, the surge in COVID-19 positivity rate in the country is on an upward trajectory.
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Chinese cities forced to impose 'static management' due to rising COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): After the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Sanya city of southern China's Hainan province, four more cities in the province have been forced to impose "static management," in a bid to cut off the fast transmission chain as the province reported over 1,140 COVID
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