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Black counties in US record over half of corona cases, nearly 60 pc deaths
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): Black people make up a disproportionate share of the population in 22 per cent of the US counties and those localities account for more than half of coronavirus cases as well as nearly 60 per cent of deaths, as per a nationwide study conducted by an AIDS res
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US Justice Dept drops case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 08 (ANI): The US Justice Department is dropping its criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents about his connection with a Russian diplomat, The Hill reported
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South African, US astronomers use MeerKAT to solve mystery of 'X-Galaxies'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A team of astronomers from South Africa and the US has used the MeerKAT telescope to solve a longstanding puzzle in 'X'-shaped radio galaxies.
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Khalilzad meets Jainshankar, Doval, provides update on US peace efforts in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and provided an update on the US peace and reconciliation efforts in Afgh
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Indian diplomatic missions gear up as country launches operation to evacua
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi/Male, May 7 (ANI): Starting from 7 May, 64 flights will take off for 12 countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Maldives, Singapore and the US.
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Air India opens its bookings for travel to London, Singapore and parts of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): As part of its evacuation flights from India, Air India has opened its bookings for passengers, meeting certain eligibility criteria, wanting to travel from India to London, Singapore and select destinations in the USA on flights operating between May 8 to May
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Air India evacuation flights to UK, US delayed as COVID-19 test reports of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Air India's maiden evacuation flights to the United Kingdom and the USA have been delayed for a day as the COVID-19 test reports of the national carrier's crew members are still awaited.
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Repatriation process to begin from US on May 7 in a phased manner
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 5 (ANI): Air India will carry out repatriation of Indian citizens from the US starting May 7 in a phased manner. Non-scheduled Air India flights would be arranged with a cost of Rs 1 lakh for air travel which will be borne by the passenger.
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Google, Apple prohibit contact tracing apps to track users' location
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] May 5 (ANI): Two of the tech giants -- Apple and Google -- on Tuesday said that the usage of location tracking in their applications will be banned and they will no longer allow contact tracing applications to track the location of users.
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Afghan security council confirms release of over 100 taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Afghan government has released 102 more Taliban prisoners in line with the US-Taliban peace deal signed in February this year.
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US Senate reconvenes on Capitol Hill for 'critically important work'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Senate reconvened on Monday for a session on Capitol Hill amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic because it has very important work to do for the American people, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday.
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Combating COVID-19: Dr Harsh Vardhan discusses progress on antibody drug -
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday discussed among other things the progress over Remdesivir -- antibody-drug recently approved by the US-FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19 patients -- with the heads of Council of Scientific and Industria
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