Health & Life
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Pharma firms, G20 pledge 3.6bn doses for poor nations
ROME: Coronavirus vaccine producers promised billions of doses for poor countries at a G20 health summit on Friday, where leaders…
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India faces shortage of anti-fungal drug as rare disease adds to its woes
BENGALURU: India said on Friday it was working to alleviate a shortage of a medicine used to treat a rare…
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Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal nearly out of Covid vaccines
DHAKA: Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said on Friday, and are…
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French return to cafes, museums after half-year Covid closure
PARIS: The French on Wednesday joyfully made their way back to cafes and prepared long-awaited visits to cinemas and museums…
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EU gears up to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers
BRUSSELS: European Union member states on Wednesday agreed to reopen the bloc’s borders to travellers who have been fully vaccinated…
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Red Cross urges ‘extraordinary steps’ to hike Covid jab access
GENEVA: The Red Cross on Tuesday stressed the need for “extraordinary steps” to increase access to Covid-19 vaccines around the…
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India’s virus cases decline, but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high
NEW DELHI: India reported a further decline in new coronavirus cases on Monday but daily deaths remained above 4,000 and…
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India’s Covid tally passes 25 million as cyclone complicates efforts in Modi’s state
India’s total Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in one of the…
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India reports 26 potential cases of bleeding, clotting after AstraZeneca vaccine
India has found 26 suspected cases of bleeding and clotting among recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday,…
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India’s daily Covid-19 deaths near 4,000 as police sent to halt dumping of bodies
India reported on Saturday its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in nearly three weeks, but deaths stayed near the…
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