Published by Reuters By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months. It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of either the […]
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Published by Al-Araby As Western embassies rush to evacuate their diplomats and nationals from Afghanistan, the Taliban are desperate to secure international legitimacy. China and Russia so far appear comfortable with keeping their diplomatic staff in Afghanistan. Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s envoy to Kabul, confirmed on Monday that the Taliban were guarding Moscow’s mission. Russia’s Foreign
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Published by Reuters QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Commercial traffic across Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up on Thursday, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban’s lightning seizure of power began to ease and confidence returned. Despite the Ashura religious holiday, truckloads of agricultural produce from Kandahar province were driven
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Published by Reuters By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell for a sixth day, the longest losing streak since February 2020, as a spike in COVID-19 cases worldwide fuelled fears over slower fuel demand while a surprise build in U.S. gasoline inventories added to pressure. Brent crude was down 87 cents, or 1.3%,
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Published by Reuters LES CAYES (Reuters) -Tremors shook buildings late on Wednesday in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, a Reuters witness said, a few days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people across the Caribbean nation and injured thousands more. A police officer on patrol in Les Cayes said there were no
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Published by Reuters By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said it will limit some flights from Chinese carriers to 40% passenger capacity for four weeks after the Chinese government imposed similar limits on four United Airlines flights. China told United on Aug. 6 it was imposing sanctions after it alleged
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Published by DPA If you are fully vaccinated and sending your kids off to camp or inviting their friends to sleep over, you might almost — But dare to share this sentiment on a work call or with other parents on the playground and chances are some killjoy is going to bring up the dreaded
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Published by Reuters By Joseph Ax and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -The U.S. states of Florida and Louisiana were at or near their highest hospitalization numbers of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, driven by the still-spreading Delta variant, as one doctor warned of the “darkest days” yet. More than 10,000 patients were hospitalized in Florida as
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, The third poetry book in a series titled Gulban-e Khayaal authored by noted poet Dr Gazanfar Ali Ghazal was released here at a glittering two day literary event held on the banks of serene world famous Dal lake . The literary event was organised under the aegis of Kashmir Markaz Adab -w-Saqafat.At
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Published by Al-Araby Britain on Monday summoned Iran’s ambassador to London in response to what it claims was a Tehran-ordered attack on a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman that killed a British and Romanian national. “The Iranian ambassador to the UK, Mohsen Baharvand, was summoned today to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office…
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