Omicron more contagious, less dangerous than Delta: Israeli scientist
Jerusalem | The Omicron variant, with more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, may not be as dangerous as the...
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Russia starts developing new Covid-19 vaccine against Omicron variant
Moscow | Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology has said it has begun developing a new version of...
Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO, announces IIT man Parag Agarwal as successor
New York | Jack Dorsey, the maverick behind making Twitter the world's go-to social platform to rant, laud, troll or play...
British man becomes first to get 3D-printed eyeball
London | A middle-aged man in the UK has become the first in the world to have a 3D-printed eye fitted...
WHO says not clear whether Omicron more transmissible, causes more severe disease
Geneva | It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease...
11-yr-old Hindu boy sexually assaulted, murdered in Pak on World Children’s Day
New Delhi | While the world observes 'World Children's Day', an 11-year-old Hindu boy was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in...
Covid: Austria 1st EU country to reimpose full lockdown, others may follow
Veinna | Barely a week after imposing a lockdown on the unvaccinated, Austria on Friday announced a full national Covid-19 lockdown...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for nearly $9 bn
Dubai | Stock market maverick Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed SNV Aviation, whose upcoming airline venture -- Akasa Air -- on Tuesday placed an...
Europe reports largest weekly increase in Covid cases: WHO
Geneva | Europe has reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the continent...
Get ready for longest partial lunar eclipse of century next week
Washington | Skygazers are in for a treat as the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century is going to take...
