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Global air cargo demand drops over Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron concerns
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): A decline in global air cargo markets was witnessed in the month of March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data showed amid COVID variant Omicron's influence in Asia and the Russia-Ukraine war that is leading to a challenging operational bac
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Sensex slumps 621 points on profit-taking amid negative global cues
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], January 6 (ANI): Reversing four-days of winning streak, the Indian equities markets key indices witnessed heavy losses on Thursday with benchmark Sensex slumping 621 points on negative global cues amid deepening Omicron concerns.
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Hong Kong bans flights from 8 countries, including India, amid Omicron con
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 5 (ANI): Hong Kong on Wednesday announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including India, as the world continues to witness a surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Prabhas' 'Radhe Shyam' release postponed amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Fans of superstar Prabhas will have to wait a little longer to witness the much-anticipated story of 'love and destiny' as the makers of 'Radhe Shyam' have postponed the release of the movie due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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L.A. red carpet premiere of 'Peacemaker' cancelled due to Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): The January 8 Los Angeles red carpet premiere of James Gunn's anticipated HBO Max series 'Peacemaker' has been cancelled amid a surge of the Omicron variant.
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Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29 (ANI): The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains "very high", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global COVID-19 cases.
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Iran closing land borders amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi, the spokesman for Iran's Customs, said.
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Iran closes land borders with neighbours over Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Saturday announced the decision to close its land borders with neighbouring countries for 15 days to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron.
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Singapore flag carrier to not accept new flight bookings under quarantine-
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, December 22 (ANI): After Singapore announced the freezing of new ticket sales for flights under quarantine-free travel programme amid Omicron concerns, the country's flag carrier on Wednesday said that it will stop accepting new bookings for all Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) fli
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World Economic Forum meet scheduled for January deferred till summer 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 20 (ANI): The planned World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting 2022 on Monday was deferred due to surging cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
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Sensex crashes 1,400 points on Omicron concerns; investors lose Rs 7 lakh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], December 20 (ANI): The Indian equities markets tumbled on Monday with the benchmark Sensex crashing 1400 points leading to nearly Rs.7 lakh crore loss to the investors' wealth within a couple of hours of trading.
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Amid Omicron concerns, Centre says genome sequencing of every sample not p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Genome sequencing of every sample is not possible, Union Health Ministry said on Friday amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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