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Global Covid caseload tops 417.4 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 417.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.84 million and vaccinations to over 10.25 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Thursday…
NASA releases first images from its new X-ray mission
Washington : US space agency NASA has released the first science images from its new Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer IXPE that was launched on December 9, 2021.NASA said that all instruments are functioning well aboard the observatory,…
Joe Biden’s free Covid-19 tests plan shortchanges Americans of colour
Washington : US President Joe Biden's plan to ship 500 million free coronavirus tests to Americans was largely lauded, but those who serve the nation's most vulnerable said the tests should have been distributed more equitably, according to…
Global Covid caseload tops 415.1 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 415.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.83 million and vaccinations to over 10.25 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday…
Ukraine crisis: Biden urges diplomacy, threatens sanctions against Russia
Washington : US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States is still pursuing a diplomatic solution to the current standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine, meanwhile warning Russia of severe sanctions should it choose to…
Global Covid caseload tops 413.3 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 413.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.82 million and vaccinations to over 10.22 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Tuesday…
Ending mask mandate probably premature: Joe Biden
Washington : Although Covid cases are seeing a decline in the US, it is too soon to end restrictions like mask mandates, President Joe Biden has said.A number of states have dropped mask mandates or set plans in motion to lift mask rules in…
Global Covid caseload tops 411.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 411.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.81 million and vaccinations to over 10.19 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Monday…
NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope
Washington : NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which represents early stages of the telescope's 18 main mirror segments properly aligning.This image mosaic was created by pointing the telescope…
Joe Biden splits frozen Afghan funds
Washington : As part of Washington's ongoing work to address the humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order allowing some of the frozen assets from the war-torn nation's central…