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Moderna requests FDA to authorize second COVID-19 booster shot for adults
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): American biotechnology company Moderna submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday for emergency use authorization (EUA) on a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older, who already recei
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Covid-19: Myanmar logs 31 cases of Omicron sub-variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar confirmed its first batch of 31 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant's BA.2 sub-lineage on Friday, the Ministry of Health said.
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In a video call with Biden, Xi says no 'one interested in conflicts' in wo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 18 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a video call with US President Joe Biden where he said peace is the most important value of the global community, and no one is interested in conflicts.
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Biden holds video call with Xi Jinping amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping over a secured video call on Friday in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Philippines logs 545 new COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 58,000
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 545 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,673,201.
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Commander of Yemen's Al-Qaeda killed in armed confrontations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch was killed in armed confrontations on Friday with the Houthi militia for seizing key areas in the country's oil-rich province of Marib, a military official told Xinhua.
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Xi says China to stick with 'zero-Covid strategy'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 18 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will stick to its "zero Covid-19" policy, days after National Health Commission (NHC) released new guidelines easing its control measures.
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China's top procuratorate orders arrest of ex-senior provincial political
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Xue Heng, a former senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, for suspected bribe-taking.
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Over 100,000 foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since reopening of bor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 100,000 foreign tourists have arrived in the Philippines since the Southeast Asian country reopened its borders last month, the government said on Friday.
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South Korea reports 407,017 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 407,017 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,657,609, the health authorities said Friday.
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US to continue providing life-saving aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Thursday (local time) said that the United States will continue to provide life-saving aid to the Ukrainians.
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Zelenskyy, Macron discuss France's support for Ukraine over phone
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France's support for Ukraine.
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