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Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US (REUTERS)

Fauci says US to consider mix-and-match boosters Covid-19 vaccine doses

2 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

One of the images posted by Sonoma County Reptile Rescue after the initial search that led to discovery of more than 90 snakes under a California house. (Photo credit: Sonoma County Reptile Rescue/Facebook)

Snakes! Over 90 reptiles discovered under house in California. See images

1 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

More than 50,000 Afghans are housed temporarily on eight military bases around the country awaiting resettlement to permanent homes (Photo: AFP)

US Afghan resettlements slowed by housing shortage, old technology

5 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

Turkey wants to solve the problem with the US through dialog and ‘is working on reimbursement for the F-35 payment,’ Turkey President Erdogan said (Photo: Reuters)

US has offered F-16s to Turkey as reimbursement, Erdogan says

1 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (HT_PRINT)

Jaishankar in Israel for high-level talks for further enriching strategic ties

1 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the 40th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC (Bloomberg)

'Democracy survived' Capitol riot because of police: Joe Biden

2 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

Representative image of missile (AFP)

China tested nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August: Report

1 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2021

On Saturday, large crowds gathered to bury the white-shrouded victims in a mass grave in the southern city of Kandahar (AFP)

Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi'ite victims buried in Afghanistan

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

Last month Pfizer boosters started being offered to seniors and younger adults at high risk from COVID-19 because of poor health, jobs or living conditions

FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

4 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

The heists involve breaking into a company or institution's network to encrypt its data, then demanding a ransom, typically paid via cryptocurrency in exchange for the digital key to unlock it.

$590 mn ransomware payments reported to US in 2021 as attacks surge

2 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

Visitors walk past military aircraft displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song (REUTERS)

China orders five airlines to halt some flights on virus cases

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

ISKCON says its temple and devotees were 'violently attacked by a mob in Noakhali, Bangladesh

Bangladesh: ISKCON temple vandalised, 1 killed in fresh violence in Noakhali

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

US will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travellers (AP)

US will accept mixed doses of Covid-19 vaccines from international travellers

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

Taliban patrol in front of an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan. (REUTERS)

Taliban's latest diktat: No public executions unless directed by 'top court'

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

J&J presented data to the 19-member committee indicating that its vaccine loses efficacy over time, and that a booster shot is safe and can help restore both efficacy and levels of protective antibodies. (AP)

Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine booster wins backing of US FDA

3 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

The agency has not yet determined whether there is heightened risk with Moderna's Covid vaccine (AFP)

FDA delays decision on Moderna's Covid vaccine for adolescents: Report

1 min read . Updated: 15 Oct 2021

This is the latest landmark in China drive to become a major extraterrestrial power (REUTERS)

China rocket blasts off for longest crewed mission to space station: Report

1 min read . Updated: 15 Oct 2021

India is on track to meet its Paris Agreement targets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her address to the International Monetary and Financial Committee.

India likely to do better than its Paris agreement targets: Sitharaman tells IMF

1 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2021

The authorities also canceled curbs on fully vaccinated people at closed venues, gatherings, transportation, restaurants and cinemas. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus curbs from 17 Oct

1 min read . Updated: 15 Oct 2021

File Photo of UK lawmaker David Amess (AFP)

UK lawmaker, who was stabbed several times, dies: Reports

2 min read . Updated: 15 Oct 2021

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