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Afghanistan: FAO warns of severe locust outbreak across 8 provinces
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about a widespread Moroccan locust outbreak across eight provinces in Afghanistan's wheat-growing north and northeast region, Khaama Press reported.
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Mpox is no longer a "global health emergency": World Health Organisation
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
He said that on Wednesday, the emergency committee for mpox met and recommended him that the multi-country outbreak of mpox no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern.
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China Covid whistleblower Fang Bin released from jail after 3 years
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After sharing the videos of the on-ground situation in Wuhan city, the epicentre of the original outbreak, Bin suddenly disappeared, as the authorities were trying to suppress the true extent of the unfolding global emergency.
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Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents Somoyer Smritimala (Me
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films released its latest short film titled 'Somoyer Smritimala' (Memories of Time) today. Directed by Goutam Ghose, the 35-minute film captures the sense of uncertainty and discomfort brought on by the l
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Amid renovation row, BJP workers stage sit-in protest outside Delhi CM's r
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The BJP has accused the Delhi government of spending a whopping amount of Rs 45 crore on the renovation of Kejriwal's residence during the peak Covid pandemic.
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India's bio-economy likely to touch USD 300 billion by 2030
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India's cutting-edge developments in its bio-economy were one of the key factors in its ability to successfully combat the COVID-19 outbreak and carry out one of the world's largest vaccination drives.
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Ocean warming can trigger viral outbreaks within corals
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The breathtaking colours of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study has found that viruses may increase their attacks on these symbiotic algae during marine heat waves.
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UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are facing outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said earl
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At least 21 killed in horrific US South, Midwest tornadoes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New four deaths were reported in Illinois during Friday's severe weather outbreak, increasing the total number to 21.
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Good samaritans: Meet 3 friends from Assam's Golaghat feeding needy since
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Dipu Gogoi, Prem Chetry and Ashok Khanal - these three men from the Golaghat district started their noble works by providing food to the poor and needy in June 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown started.
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Mock drills help identify outbreak or surge in Covid cases: Dr Randeep Gul
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Supporting the Centre's decision to order fresh mock drills in hospitals across the country to test their Covid preparedness, amid rising cases, former director of AIIMS, Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said the drills would be a timely test of the prevailing healthcare infrastructu
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Outbreak of disasters can be minimized only by proactive approach: Uttarak
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday inaugurated the "International Conference on Use of Modern Technology for Disaster Management" in Dehradun.
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