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Iran sets a new record for the number of COVID infected in one day
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran (Iran) July 21 (ANI/FENA): Iran set another record number of daily cases of the infection on Tuesday, even at the time a lockdown was introduced in Tehran and its environs, a week-long measure to stem another wave of pandemics.
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Taliban seek release of more prisoners, removal of leaders' names from UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Taliban have sought the release of more prisoners and the removal of its leaders' names from the UN blacklist as a trust-building measure, said Atta Mohammad Noor, a high-level Afghan politician on Tuesday.
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Assam to create awareness on population control measures, to supply contra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 20 (ANI): Terming population explosion as the "root cause of economic disparities and poverty among minority Muslims in Assam", Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that youths will be sent to areas in lower parts of the state to create awarenes
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Across globe forests play major role in depositing toxic mercury
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): In a Massachusetts forest mercury measurements indicate that the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood.
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Britain retains mandatory quarantine for vaccinated travellers from France
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK] July 18 (ANI/FENA): Britain announced on Friday that it is lifting planned mitigation measures against the spread of coronavirus for visitors from France, which should take effect on Monday due to the continued presence of a beta variant of coronavirus first spotted in South Afri
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Tokyo 2020: IOC to monitor sports betting on all Olympic competitions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): Protecting the integrity of sport at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, is a top priority for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) thus the IOC Executive Board (EB) was updated on Saturday about the measures put in place for Games time -- aimed at both preventing
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Jaishankar meets Kazakh counterpart, discusses CICA, COVID cooperation, SC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan] July 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi and discussed Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), COVID-19 cooperation, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) a
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Tokyo Olympics: Participants to wear mask at all times during medal ceremo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): A series of changes on Thursday were approved in order to respect the Tokyo 2020 health measures, with the aim of making the experience safe for everyone involved while also preserving the essence of this unique moment, when Olympians savour and celebra
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Kerala HC slams govt for poor crowd control amid COVID
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday criticised the state government for not effectively implementing crowd control measures in public areas amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A research led by a University of Massachusetts Lowell environmental science professor claims mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understo
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Research highlights critical role of immune system in ageing process
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Researchers from the Buck Institute and Stanford University have created an inflammatory clock of ageing (iAge) which measures inflammatory load and predicts multi-morbidity, frailty, immune health, cardiovascular ageing and is also associated with exceptional
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Japan to craft guidelines to root out rights violations in textiles in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 12 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour in Xinjiang, the Japanese Ministry of trade and industry called on the textile industry to craft guidelines to root out human rights violations and to strengthen measures to address environm
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