WORLD
Coronavirus more likely to spread indoors through maskless interaction: Study
Washington: Speaking in indoor spaces without wearing a mask poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,...
Pakistan claims to have ‘successfully’ contained third wave of pandemic
Islamabad: Pakistan has completed administering 10 million (1 crore) anti-coronavirus vaccinations on Wednesday and claimed to have successfully contained the third...
Fastly global internet outage: why did so many sites go down and what is a CDN, anyway?
Joondalup (Australia): If you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday evening Australian time, you're not alone. A...
Numerous high-traffic websites go offline after ‘outage’ at cloud company Fastly
London: Numerous websites went offline Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites...
Passenger van falls into river in Pakistan; 17 among 16 of family killed
Islamabad: All 17 people on a van, including 16 members of a family, were killed when their vehicle plunged into the...
Death toll rises to 62 in Pakistan’s deadly train accident: Media
Karachi: The death toll in Monday's train collision in Pakistan's Sindh province rose to 62 on Tuesday, according to media reports,...
These changes to your fingernails may show you’ve had coronavirus
Norwich (UK): The main signs of COVID-19 are fever, a cough, fatigue and a loss of your sense of taste...
Myanmar junta to start court case against Suu Kyi next week
Naypyitaw (Myanmar): Myanmar's military junta will begin presenting its case against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in court next Monday,...
High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of variants: WHO
Geneva: A top World Health Organisation official estimated Monday that COVID-19 vaccination coverage of at least 80% is needed to...
India elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24 term
United Nations: India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United...