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A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study

Published On: April 7, 2021 08:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 7: One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.

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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence

Published On: April 6, 2021 06:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 6: Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe.

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Dutch couples mark 20th anniversary of world's first same-sex marriages

Published On: April 6, 2021 05:23 PM NPT By: Reuters

Twenty years ago, Dutch couple Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker made history when they tied the knot in the world’s first legally-recognised same-sex wedding in the Netherlands.

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California's Carlsbad Flower Fields welcome visitors with full blooms

Published On: April 6, 2021 01:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

People took pictures amid waist-high blossoms in every imaginable hue of orange, pink, yellow and purple at California’s famous Flower Fields in Carlsbad as it opened to the public.

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India reports 96,982 new coronavirus cases

Published On: April 6, 2021 11:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 6: India reported 96,982 new coronavirus infections overnight, taking the overall tally of cases to 12.7 million, data from health ministry showed on Tuesday.

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Japan Airlines to retire 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines after United incident

Published On: April 6, 2021 09:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, April 6: Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) said it had retired its fleet of 13 Boeing Co 777s with Pratt & Whitney engines a year earlier than planned, having suspended operations in February after an engine on a United Airlines plane shed debris.

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India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed

Published On: April 6, 2021 07:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 6: India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.

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India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed

Published On: April 5, 2021 04:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 5: India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.

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Ukraine and Britain to hold joint military drills

Published On: April 5, 2021 04:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, April 5: Ukraine and Britain will conduct joint military drills this summer involving NATO member troops, Ukrainian defence officials said on Saturday, a step that could irritate Moscow.

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China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over two months

Published On: April 5, 2021 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, April 5: China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.

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Bangladesh ferry sinks, five dead, many missing

Published On: April 5, 2021 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA, April 5: A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsyaa River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least five people dead and many more missing, officials said.

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Restrictions imposed in and around Mumbai as COVID cases in Indian state surge

Published On: April 5, 2021 07:08 AM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, April 5: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the country’s daily new cases.

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Restrictions imposed in Indian state that accounts for more than half of new COVID-19 cases

Published On: April 4, 2021 07:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, April 4: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the daily new cases in India.

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Fashion retailers bet bras with wires and a splash of color will sell this spring

Published On: April 4, 2021 05:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

After a year of nesting in pastel-colored loungewear, shoppers are opting for styles with floral prints, feel-good slogans and statement jewelry to jazz up working-from-home outfits as optimism makes a comeback in spring collections, designers and retailers told Reuters.

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Egyptian mummies paraded through Cairo on way to new museum

Published On: April 4, 2021 04:53 PM NPT By: Reuters

A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendour.

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Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities

Published On: April 4, 2021 10:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, April 4: Opponents of military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting pictures of eggs with slogans after a night of candle-lit vigils across the country to remember those killed since the Feb. 1 coup.

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Jordanian military warns king's half-brother to stop actions undermining stability

Published On: April 4, 2021 07:22 AM NPT By: Reuters

AMMAN, April 4: Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be related to a plot to destabilise the country.

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Delhi's Axar tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of IPL

Published On: April 4, 2021 07:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, April 4: Delhi Capitals spinner Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of their Indian Premier League campaign next week, the team said on Saturday.

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Myanmar protesters defy crackdown, five killed; junta hunts critics

Published On: April 3, 2021 04:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, April 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks.

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Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

Published On: April 3, 2021 01:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, April 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks.

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