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Washington: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has begun shipping the first batches of its long-awaited and newly-authorised coronavirus vaccine out of a Michigan warehouse, setting in motion the biggest vaccination drive in American history at a time when the pandemic has killed nearly 300,000 people in the country. The first
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The official Instagram page of PM Imran Khan shared throwback shots of Aamir Khan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is looking back at Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s visit to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital from 16 years ago. The official Instagram page of the premier shared throwback shots of the
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The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that it approved a Chinese coronavirus vaccine that is being tested in the country after preliminary data showed that it was 86 percent effective. The U.A.E.’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said it reviewed an interim analysis by Sinopharm, a
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PTI Taipei: Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country’s 1.4 billion people. Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said Thursday
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An immigration document said applications for employment and visit visas are now suspended for nationals outside the UAE. REUTERS | AL JAZEERA The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Turkey, Syria and Somalia, according to a document issued by
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REUTERS Pfizer Inc on Monday said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over 1 million people, roiled the world’s economy and upended daily life.
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* The flight landed at Dubai International Airport just after 5:40 p.m., bringing the tourists to the skyscraper-studded city * Arrival of tourists comes as Dubai tries to revive its vital tourism industry amid COVID-19 pandemic Dubai: The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates landed Sunday
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the latest Emirati official to get the vaccine, developed by China’s Sinopharm. Prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has said he received a coronavirus vaccine shot. “We wish
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PTI Houston: Temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in the spread of the novel coronavirus, that causes COVID-19, according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher in the US. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, suggests that the transmission
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Taliban says that their fighters did not cause the assualt Kabul: Gunmen killed at least 25 students in Afghanistan’s Kabul University on Monday, AFP reported. According to the witnesses and government sources, gunmen opened fire on students in the capital of Afghanistan, while they attempted to flee the scene.
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Blames India for promoting sectarian hate in Pakistan, saying that New Delhi was behind fanning hate between the Shia and Sunni sects in Pakistan Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced granting the provisional-provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday as he arrived in the area to attend its 73rd Independence Day
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the federal government will soon legislate teaching of the Holy Prophet's (PBUH) life into curriculums for grades seven to nine. The premier made the announcement while addressing the National Rehmatul Lil Alameen Conference in Islamabad to commemorate Eid Milad un
