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Safe environment for athletes in Tokyo Olympics priority, says IOC Preside
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 10 (ANI/Xinhua): As September 21 marks the 500-day countdown of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Game, International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach has said that preparations for Beijing 2022 are "on track and going well".
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New Australian software tracks COVID-19 mutations that threaten vaccine ef
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian researchers have developed a new tool to help tackle the problem of mutations in COVID-19, which could render prospective vaccines ineffective.
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Iran's Foreign Minister to visit Europe amid mounting US pressure
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit several European countries next week, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Egypt registers 187 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 9 (ANI/ Xinhua): Egypt reported on Tuesday 187 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 100,228, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.
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2 killed in firing in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI/ Xinhua): Two people were killed and three others injured in firing by unknown gunmen in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's east Punjab province on Tuesday night, police sources said.
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Brazil registers over 127,000 COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Brazilian government said Tuesday the country's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 127,000 after registering 504 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 127,464.
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French PM tests negative after COVID-19 contact
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested negative for COVID-19 after having been in contact with the boss of Tour de France who had tested positive for the coronavirus, Castex's office said on Tuesday.
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US researchers develop new method for rapid, inexpensive SARS-CoV-2 detect
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed a method for rapid and inexpensive SARS-CoV-2 detection without specialized materials or equipment, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
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Japan's Olympic minister vows to hold Tokyo Games "at any cost"
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 8 (Xinhua/ANI): Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held "at any cost," trying to clear all doubts amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and worries of policy change from a new government.
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Israel reports highest 3,331 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 3,331 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total infections to 133,975.
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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 890,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 890,000 on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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Fighting intensifies in northeast Yemen, 28 dead
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Fighting heavily intensified between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi group in the country's northeastern province of al-Jawf during the past 24 hours, leaving 28 killed, a military official told Xinhua.
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