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New Delhi, Aug 2 : The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has come up with a report on Afghanistan which indicates highest civilian casualty numbers over any two-month period since the records began in 2009.The report specifically mentions …

Washington, Aug 2 : The Covid-19 pandemic emerged from a genetically modified virus which leaked from the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), according to an investigation by the US House of Representatives Republicans into the origins of Cov…

Tokyo, Aug 2 : Japan reported 8,393 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, nearly double the figure confirmed on the same day in the previous week, as infections continued to surge in and around Tokyo where the Olympics are being held.Tokyo, after reporting o…

Singapore, Aug 2 : A team of researchers here has found a combination of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs that can be used to treat Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease.The team from National University of Singapore (NUS) found that a…

Beijing, Aug 2 : Cooking with wood or coal can increase the risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according to a study involving nearly half a million people in China.The study led by a team of international researchers from the Univ…

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2 : Malaysia recorded a fresh high of 219 single-day death toll from Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,403, according to the Health Ministry.Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a …

Beijing, Aug 2 : Seven persons on Monday tested positive for Covid-19 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province where the global pandemic is said to have originated in December 2019.The infected people were identified as migrant workers at the …

New Delhi, Aug 2 : A fresh Covid-19 outbreak in China, deemed to be the largest in months, has spread to more locations, raising concerns over the country’s vulnerability to the highly contagious Delta variant, a media report said.More than 300 cases…

London, Aug 2 : US drug makers Pfizer and Moderna have increased the prices of their mRNA-based vaccines against Covid-19 for the European market, the media reported.According to the new contracts, a Pfizer shot will now cost 19.50 euros against 15.5…

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 2 : Myanmar has vaccinated over 1.8 million people against Covid-19 as of July 21 this year, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said in a televised statement.”Vaccines were administered in all regions and …