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February 5, 2022 5:51 PM

US death count from COVID-19 pandemic surpasses 900,000

The US death count from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 900,000 on Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker. The count had hit 800,000 dead in mid-December, just a month and a half ago.<br />''New cases linked to the Omicron variant a...

February 5, 2022 8:58 AM

Export-Import resumes at India-Bangladesh border point at Benapole

The export-import activity resumed at the Benapole-Petrapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) on Saturday after remaining suspended since Feb 1 due to a strike by the truckers and workers union at the land port.<br />'' <br />'' Trading resumed after the La...

February 4, 2022 8:31 PM

South African scientists copy Moderna's COVID vaccine

Scientists in South Africa have produced a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, raising the prospect of wider access to jabs in poorer parts of the world.<br />''<br />''Researchers in Cape Town backed by the World Health Organization hope to begin human...

February 4, 2022 8:30 PM

Russia closes office of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle

Russia said on Thursday that, it is closing the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and revoking staff accreditations in Russia, in response to Berlin's ban on the German-language channel of Russian state TV network RT.<br />''<br />'&ap...

February 4, 2022 8:26 PM

11 sailors rescued from Mauritian tanker after it suffered engine trouble

Eleven sailors has been rescued from a Mauritian tanker after it suffered engine trouble and began to drift towards Réunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, where it ran aground.<br />''<br />''It took more than six hours to recover...

February 4, 2022 7:19 PM

Myanmar: One more corruption case slapped against Aung San Suu Kyi

<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The military government of Myanmar has slapped one more case of corruption against the former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. This is the 11th corruption charge against the ousted civilian leader of Myanmar. <...

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