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January 17, 2022 4:06 PM

Bangladesh reduces the minimum age for COVID booster vaccine to 50

The government of Bangladesh has reduced the minimum age for getting the COVID 19 booster from 60 years to 50 years. Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the proposal. The Minister said that the country has sufficient doses of the vaccine in stock to ...

January 17, 2022 3:34 PM

China now 18 trillion USD economy, GDP grew 8.1% in 2021

China's GDP grew 8.1% in 2021 as the economy's rapid recovery from the pandemic faded in the second half of the year amid worst power shortages, turmoil in the real estate sector and reduction in consumption due to COVID-19 restrictions. China's full-year GDP came in at 114.4 trillion...

January 17, 2022 12:19 PM

China's GDP growth slows amid zero-Omicron approach, property woes hit demand

Chinese State media reported on Sunday, Beijing will require travellers to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival in the Chinese capital, a day after the city reported its first Omicron case and as it readies to stage the Winter Olympics next month. This is further tightening in addition to ...

January 16, 2022 8:35 PM

Hostage crisis at US synagogue ends; all hostages released

<span style="color: #222222;">The hostage crisis at a US synagogue has finally ended and four persons including the synagogue's rabbi have been freed safely at Colleyville in Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a tweet said, prayers answered and all hostages are...

January 16, 2022 12:24 PM

Kazakhstan officially announces 225 people killed in unrest last week

<span style="color: black;">In Kazakhstan it is officially announced that 225 people were killed in the unrest last week, that included 19 members of the security forces. Serik Shalabayev, the head of prosecutor's office said this in a briefing yesterday. He adde...

January 15, 2022 10:20 PM

Tonga hit by tsunami after volcanic eruption

The Pacific country of Tonga experienced a large volcanic eruption Saturday followed by a tsunami that flooded parts of the capital, Nuku'alofa, which is lies just 65km north of the volcano.<br />''  <br />''According to the US-based ...

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