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Geneva:  The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640, which was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the…

Tel Aviv:  The total number of chickens and turkeys detected with the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza during the current spread of the virus in Israel has surpassed 1 million, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture…

San Francisco:  Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has reportedly started testing a new feature on iOS that displays profile pictures in system notifications when users receive new messages from chats and groups. As spotted by…

Jaipur:  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed on Thursday Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is being targeted for the Prime Minister Narendra Modis security breach because Channi is a Dalit Chief Minister. On…

New Delhi:  Aiming to corner the Congress over the recent "lapse" in the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab, the BJP is all set to launch a nationwide campaign. On Friday, the BJP MPs will stage a silent…

New Delhi:  The sixth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF 2022) has been rescheduled to March. It will now be held at the beaches of Calicut (Kozhikode) from March 17 to March 20, 2022. It was earlier scheduled to be held from…

Srinagar:  A terrorist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Kashmir's Budgam district, police said on Friday. Security operations were currently underway at Zolwa Kralpora Chadoora area, the police added. On Thursday,…

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh):  With exactly a week left for the annual Magh mela to begin, a gharial spotted at the Mela township has created considerable panic in the area. A group of workers engaged for Magh Mela construction projects…

Washington:  Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 299.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to over 9.33 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…

Rome:  For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, Italy registered over 200,000 daily cases amid an ongoing resurgence fuelled by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, according to health authorities.…