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Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study
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Thousands waiting at Kabul airport to leave the city: Indian evacuee narra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An Indian national, who was evacuated from Kabul on Tuesday, recalled the horror-stricken period after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital city, saying thousands of people including the elderly, women, and children are at the Kabul airport, waiting
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Biden says US will evacuate Americans, support safe departure of allies' p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday said America will evacuate thousands of Americans in Afghanistan and support the safe departure of personnel of its allies still in the war-torn country.
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10 killed at Kabul airport chaos
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 17 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and several were injured at Kabul airport in last two days as thousands tried to catch flights in an attempt to flee the country soon after the Taliban captured Kabul, local media reported.
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US in talks with Qatar to house thousands of Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 14 (ANI): The US government is working to finalise an agreement with Qatar to temporarily house thousands of Afghan refugees who worked with the US military, local media has reported.
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US troops arrive in Kabul to assist with evacuations
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): The first group of US troops arrived at Kabul airport to help evacuate thousands of embassy personnel and other civilians from the capital of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported citing a US official.
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Delhi court dismisses plea seeking NIA probe into origin of Coronavirus fr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A Delhi Court has dismissed the plea of Dr Jagdish Prasad, former Director-General of Health Services, who sought directions to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to register an FIR and initiate investigation regarding the spread of coronavirus in Ind
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IOC President thanks Japan, presents Olympic Order to Koike, Hashimoto, an
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 9 (ANI): As the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 came to a close on Sunday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach paid tribute to all involved those in the success of the showpiece event, from high-level government leaders to thousands of volunteers and wo
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Afghans in India anxious about relatives as Taliban intensifies offensive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers in India are living in fear and uncertainty as the Taliban intensify their attacks on Afghan security forces and capture more territory in the war-torn country.
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Afghanistan at dangerous turning point, says UN envoy at Security Council
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan is at a "dangerous turning point" as the Taliban has achieved significant territorial gains with over a thousand casualties in the past one month alone, United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons told the Security Council on
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Thousands rally across Afghanistan to protest Taliban offensive; chant 'Al
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Thousands of Afghans came out on the streets in a show of support for Afghan forces fighting the Taliban and chanted 'Allahu Akbar' in unison.
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Sri Lanka has world's 2nd-highest number of enforced disappearances: Right
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka has the world's second-highest number of enforced disappearances, as tens of thousands of people have "forcibly disappeared" over many decades, according to Amnesty International.
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