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IMF chief calls on global cooperation to control pandemic, support economi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday called on global cooperation to control the COVID-19 pandemic and support the economic recovery as the new Omicron variant has spread to over 40 countries aro
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Cambodia lifts travel ban for 10 African countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Cambodia has lifted an entry ban for passengers arriving from 10 African countries, introduced to prevent the spread of the novel Omicron coronavirus variant, the regional online-media Khmer Times reported on Monday, referring to the Ministry
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Omicron variant of Coronavirus spreads to Latvia, Thailand, Nepal
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Bangkok [Thailand], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The latest strain of the coronavirus, dubbed Omicron, is gaining pace worldwide as nations in different regions report infections daily, including Latvia, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan.
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World Petroleum Congress starts in US Houston amid Omicron concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Petroleum Congress, the largest triennial gathering for the industry, kicked off Sunday in Houston, the largest city of south-central U.S. state Texas, amid the shadow of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the uncertainty of gl
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Omicron variant: UP steps up preventive measures
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): In wake of the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus in the country, Uttar Pradesh is gearing up preparation to prevent the spread of the disease.
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SP will work with Gondwana Gantantra Party to oust BJP from power, says Ak
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): Ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said that his party will work with Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) to remove Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power and alleged that BJP has always spr
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South African President says hospital admissions not increasing despite sp
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Moscow [Russia], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Hospital admissions in South Africa are not on the rise, despite a jump in active COVID-19 cases triggered by the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, told reporters.
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Omicron scare: Stringent quarantine rules in Japan for travellers from Ind
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Tokyo [Japan], December 5 (ANI): In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Tripura CM visits residence of two TSR jawans killed in fratricide at Sepa
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Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 4 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday visited the residence of two Tripura State Rifles (TRS) jawans killed in a fratricide after one of their colleagues went on a shooting spree on Saturday morning at ONGC GCS located at Madhupur,
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Two Tripura State Rifle jawans killed as junior goes on shooting spree in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 4 (ANI): In a fresh case of fratricide, two Tripura State Rifle jawans were killed after one of their colleagues went on a shooting spree on Saturday morning at ONGC GCS located at Madhupur, Konaban under Tripura's Sepahijala district. All the jawans belo
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Spread of Omicron avoidable if precautions taken, says senior scientist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): A possible third wave of pandemic triggered by Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19, can be avoided if necessary precautions are taken, a senior scientist said on Friday and noted that the country also has the advantage of a large section of population
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
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New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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