It was a day that shook America. Joe Biden will lead sombre commemorations on Thursday to mark one year since the US Capitol insurrection that left five people dead and the nation’s democracy wounded, and is expected to lay out the “singular responsibility” that Donald Trump has for the “chaos and carnage” of that day. […]
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The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka Wednesday said the 13 Indian fishermen detained by the Lankan Navy in December would be released soon. The Sri Lankan Navy detained the Tamil fishermen last month and seized their boats, claiming that they had crossed the international maritime borders. Fishermen moor their boat with ropes in
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Chinese state media have trivialised US and UK concerns around tech privacy and security with a parody film entitled: 0.07: No Time to Die Laughing. © Xinhua News AgencyChina’s state media company shared a parody video featuring “James Pond” and a fake CIA agent – Xinhua News AgencyThe video, which was posted to Twitter and YouTube on Tuesday, apparently
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A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. © Peter PARKS ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ is one of the vessels offering cooped-up Hong Kongers a ‘cruise to nowhere’ that sails into international
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India is in the midst of a Covid third wave, officials have said, as the spread of Omicron has led to a doubling of cases in recent days and curfews being imposed on cities across the country. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images“India is clearly in the third wave of Covid-19, and the
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It is only a matter of days until the anticipated reopening of schools. This follows the presidential address on New Year’s Eve, where he announced that schools would be reopening in January, but also emphasized the need to adhere to SOPs to avoid a surge in Covid-19 infections. In line with mitigating the spread
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French President Emmanuel Macron wants to stand for a second term in April presidential elections but will only declare his intentions once he is sure, he said in an interview with the Le Parisien newspaper published Tuesday. © Ludovic MARIN French President Emmanuel Macron is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2022 election“There is no false
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday walked back plans to hold an event on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, while blaming the committee investigating the attack, two Republicans and the media. In an official statement, Trump called off the event, which was planned to be a press conference to discuss the
A new study has revealed that the white blood cells of the immune system are capable of mounting an immune response against the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Due to Omicron having a higher number of mutations than other Covid variants, it can sometimes slip past the antibodies created by vaccination or infection.However, if the virus still
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KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has Tuesday, received a Covid-19 vaccine booster as promised during his new year’s address to the nation. During the address on Friday last week, Mr. Museveni promised that he would get the booster dose as advised by health experts. The booster shot has been recommended for people aged 50 and above, following
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