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Biden all set for India visit after testing Covid negative twice

United States President Joe Biden is all set to visit India and is 'very excited' about the important initiatives he will be championing at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, according to senior White......

US confirms first case of monkeypox

The US' Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult male with recent travel to Canada, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts......

New US travel advisory urges 'increased caution' in India

The United States in a new travel advisory on Tuesday urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to India and advised them to not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir and within......

Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19

Former United States President Barack Obama has said that he tested positive for COVI-19 and urged fellow Americans to get vaccinated though the deadly disease is on the wane in the country. "I......

Omicron surge: 3,000 flights cancelled worldwide; 11,500 delayed

Amid the global surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, almost 3,000 flights have been cancelled and more than 11,500 flights have been delayed worldwide on Tuesday. IMAGE: Passengers line up at......

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B visas

Amid growing concerns of surging COVID-19 cases, the US has announced that it will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

USFDA approves 1st home use HIV test kit

The US drug control authority on Wednesday approved the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit that will enable Americans to detect on their own and in the privacy of their homes......

'Killer' tobacco companies that are making billions

The World Health Organisation estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the United States Centers for Disease......

Let developing nations rule

There is a silver lining for developing nations in the present crisis, for they will emerge with a much bigger say in the institutions that govern economicglobalisation. Once the dust settles,......

US journalist died of aneurysm at World Cup

IMAGE: Grant Wahl wrote early last week that he had visited a hospital while in Qatar and that health officials told him he likely had bronchitis. His body was flown back on Monday to the United......

Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells over vaccine

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic had been automatically listed in the draw for the tournament but said he knew it was unlikely that he would be able to gain entry into the United States. Photograph: Francois......

Will Djokovic be allowed to enter US for Indian Wells?

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has refused to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine and previously said he was prepared to miss tournaments as a consequence. Photograph: Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images Indian Wells......

Japan sees no impact on Olympics from US travel advisory

IMAGE: Majority of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics cancelled or postponed due to worries over COVID-19. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Top Japanese officials said on Tuesday they did not......

'Coronavirus is a threat to young people too'

'You need to protect yourself because you are not completely exempt from serious illness.' IMAGE: Some young and healthy people in the United States who have contracted the new coronavirus are......

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