Recent vaccination and boosters reduce infectiousness, but infection risk remains high, a study in California prisons found.
Pak economy facing its worst crisis
Pakistan is facing its worst economic crisis since its birth and a grim scenario dodges Islamabad in 2023 amid rising foreign debts, inflation, and falling foreign exchange reserves, writes Federico Giuliani in Insideover.
S Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway
South Korea reconfirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in U.S. nuclear asset management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats
Tanzania Prez lifts six-year ban on political rallies
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted a ban on political rallies on Tuesday, six-and-a-half years after her predecessor John Magufuli imposed the measure which caused frequent run-ins between opposition leaders and police.
Beijing threatens response to ‘unacceptable’ virus measures
The Chinese government sharply criticized Covid-19 testing requirements imposed on visitors from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations.
Police officer booked for ramming 6 vehicles with his car
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police was booked after his speeding private car hit several vehicles in Delhi’s Dwarka area leaving 5 people injured in the accident. All injured were taken to local hospitals.
Gujarat Cong MLA wants party to adopt BJP’s strategy
Congress MLA from Vav constituency, Geniben Thakor has appreciated the BJP’s strategy of dropping veterans and even non-performing candidates in the recently held Assembly polls.
‘Europe imported 6 times fossil fuel energy from Russia than India’
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has taken a jab at Europe once again and said that Europe has imported six times the fossil fuel energy from Russia that India has done and that if a USD 60,000-per-capita
3rd Russian dies in Odisha in fortnight, body found onboard ship
A Russian national who was working as a chief engineer in a cargo ship, was found dead onboard in Odisha, police said on Tuesday. This is the third Russian found dead in the state within a span of two weeks.
5 cases of Covid’s XBB.1.5 variant found in India: INSACOG
Five cases of COVID-19’s XBB.1.5 variant, responsible for the rise in cases in the US, have been found in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
