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Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta

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Views: 2 A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported Saturday. Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain “deltacron.” It’s still too early to tell whether there are more cases of the strain or what […]

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Reuters Soccer-Liverpool COVID-19 outbreak included lots of false positives: Klopp

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Views: 3 (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the COVID-19 outbreak which forced the postponement of their League Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal last week included many false positives, with Trent Alexander-Arnold the only confirmed case. © Reuters/PHIL NOBLE FA Cup Third Round – Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town Liverpool had asked the English Football

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Ugandan schools reopen after two years

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Views: 19 President Yoweri Museveni said this would happen regardless of how many people were vaccinated. Well under 10% of Uganda’s population have been jabbed, though Mr Museveni said there would be enough doses by the end of the year to quadruple numbers. He said that if anything went wrong with the uptake, the public

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Baldwin rejects claims he blocked shooting probe

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Views: 3 The actor Alec Baldwin has hit back at suggestions that he is not complying with an investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set last year. © Getty Images Investigators led by District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies believe Mr Baldwin’s phone could contain evidence that is relevant to their

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8 million US masks arrive in Karachi: commissioner

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Views: 7 LAHORE: Commissioner Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman has said ‘Lahore Wear Mask Campaign’ has entered a big phase. He said 10 containers of masks donated by an American private clothing firm have docked at Karachi port. © Getty People wearing face masks walk at a market in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan

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The football festival in the shadow of a rebellion

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Views: 3 A group of would-be footballers sweat and shine in their kickabout in the late afternoon heat, their boots spraying up little clouds of dust as they run. © AFP This is the first time in 50 years that Cameroon is hosting the Africa Cup of NationsThey play a stone’s throw away from the mesmerising

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This will be South Sudan’s hungriest year ever, experts say

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Views: 7 OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — Nyayiar Kuol cradled her severely malnourished 1-year-old daughter as they traveled for 16 hours on a crowded barge to the nearest hospital to their home in rural South Sudan. For months she had been feeding her four children just once a day, unable to cultivate because of

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About 200 dead in attacks in northwest Nigeria, residents say

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Views: 2 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. © John Angelillo – Pool/Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER

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Mali: West African leaders agree on sanctions after coup

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Views: 3 Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Sunday during an extraordinary summit of the 15-nation bloc in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, and agreed to impose economic sanctions on Mali. © Provided by DW Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS agreed on stiff sanctions for Mali for delaying its transition

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Australian judge raises concerns about Djokovic’s airport interview

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Views: 2 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The judge hearing Novak Djokovic’s legal challenge to the Australian government’s decision to revoke the star tennis player’s entry visa raised several concerns on Monday about how the Serbian was treated by border officials on arrival. © Reuters/SANDRA SANDERS The scene outside the hotel where tennis player Novak Djokovic is believed

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