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Bangladeshi education minister tests positive for COVID-19

DHAKA, Dec. 07 (Xinhua): Bangladeshi Education Minister Dipu Moni has tested COVID-19 positive. Abul Khayer, Education Ministry spokesman, told journalists on Monday that Moni has opted for home isolation as a precautionary measure after testing positive, adding her health condition is good now. She was tested on Sunday after showing

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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine maker gets $500 million funding boost

BEIJING, Dec 7 (AFP) – Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured half a billion dollars in extra funding to

1.2M doses of China-made COVID vaccine arrive in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 06 (AP) — Indonesia’s government said 1.2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company

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301 Nepalis die of Coronavirus in 49 countries

KATHMANDU, Dec 06: The number of Nepalis succumbing to Coronavirus infection in several countries across the world has surpassed 300

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Coronavirus cases worldwide top 65 million: AFP tally

PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP) – More than 65 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected worldwide, according to

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to…

BEIJING, Dec 02 (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday

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Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots

WASHINGTON, Dec 01 (AP): Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of

China’s manufacturing accelerates in November

BEIJING, Nov 30 (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity accelerated in November as its rebound from the pandemic gained strength, a

Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a…

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 30 (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks

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GDP contraction slows to 7.5 percent, India officially enters recession

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): The Indian economy contracted by 7.5 per cent in the July to September quarter (Q2