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south africa: South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron – Times of India
JOHANNESBURG: As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of Covid-19, worried scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its lightning spread across…
Towering musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91 – Times of India
NEW YORK: Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theatre in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle…
isfahan: Riot police deploy after violent demo in Iran’s Isfahan: reports – Times of…
TEHRAN: Riot police were deployed Saturday after a number of arrests in the Iranian city of Isfahan, witnesses and state media said, a day after violent protests over the drying up of a lifeblood river. Security forces fired tear gas…
omicron: South African medical association says Omicron variant causes ‘mild disease’…
JOHANNESBURG: The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent syndromes, Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, told Sputnik on Saturday. The World Health…
omicron: UK scientist backs vaccines against Omicron – Times of India
LONDON: The British scientist who led the research underpinning AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab said Saturday a new vaccine could be developed against the emerging Omicron variant "very rapidly" if needed. Professor Andrew Pollard, the…
‘Be vigilant’, WHO tells Southeast Asia countries amid case surge, emergence of new…
NEW DELHI: Amid the detection of a new coronavirus variant and surge in cases elsewhere, the WHO Saturday asked countries in the southeast Asia region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures, and enhance…
omicron: Czechs report suspected case of Omicron variant of coronavirus – Times of India
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic is examining a suspected case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus detected in a person who spent time in Namibia, the National Institute of Public Health said on Saturday. "A lab is checking a possible…
Over 4 million Afghan children out of school, more than half are girls: Unicef – Times of…
KABUL: More than 4 million children are out of school in Afghanistan, with girls being the most affected, United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has informed. The UN body also said that it has extended support to educate over 142,700…
Where Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders went to school – Times of India
Students at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, one of PakistanÕs largest and oldest, in Akhora Khattak (NYT)AKORA KHATTAK (PAKISTAN): The Taliban have seized Afghanistan, and this school could not be prouder. Darul Uloom Haqqania…
wto: WTO’s big conference postponed due to new Covid variant – Times of India
GENEVA: Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was postponed at the last minute Friday due to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. The WTO hoped the four-day…