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Pfizer-funded research claims vaccine might be effective against new coronavirus strains

Jan 08, 2021

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The efficacy of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (official name BNT162b2) might sustain against the newly-detected mutant strains from the United Kingdom and South Africa, a group of US scientists said in a research paper.

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Former Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail for failing to surrender his British passport

Jan 08, 2021

Hong Kong, January 8 : A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker, who was charged with taking part in a pro-democracy protest last summer in Hong Kong, is back in custody after officers from the police force's national security unit found he had failed to surrender his British passport as ordered by a magistrate.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (File Photo)

Former Pak PM Abbasi calls for elections to remove Imran Khan govt

Jan 08, 2021
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Another Wuhan awaits China at Hebei following surge in COVID-19 infections

Jan 08, 2021

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Flooding in Malaysia worsens, 46,000 displaced

Jan 08, 2021

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Worsening floods in several Malaysian states have displaced some 46,000 people, with...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (Photo Credit - Reuters)

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national security law

Jan 08, 2021

Hong Kong, January 8 : Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police...
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Philippines logs 1,776 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 484,000

Jan 08, 2021

Manila [Philippines], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Friday reported 1,776 new...
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US reports record 4,000 new COVID-19 deaths

Jan 08, 2021
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police book anti-government protestors

Jan 08, 2021
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S Korean court orders Japan to pay damages to WWII sex slavery victims

Jan 08, 2021
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Afghanistan: District police chief in Herat killed in Taliban attack

Jan 08, 2021
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Russia registers 23,652 new coronavirus cases

Jan 08, 2021
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S Korea reports 674 more COVID-19 cases, 67,358 in total

Jan 08, 2021
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US assistant secretary for Health and Human Services Elinore McCance-Katz submits resignation

Jan 08, 2021
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6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Isangel, Vanuatu

Jan 08, 2021
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UN chief appoints Perthes of Germany as top envoy for Sudan

Jan 08, 2021
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Australia's third-largest city enters 3-day lockdown following local mutant strain virus case

Jan 08, 2021
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Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation

Jan 08, 2021
Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Amid distrust, Afghan peace talks in Doha a road to nowhere: PoK activist

Jan 08, 2021