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"We cannot be complacent at this moment, because the threats are still out there," Xu Guixiang, the deputy director-general of the Xinjiang Communist Party publicity department, said in an interview with The Associated Press in Beijing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h69qHg

The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according to health officials and scientists leading the country's virus strategy. South Africa currently has more than 8,500 people hospitalized with Covid-19, surpassing the previous high of 8,300 recorded in August. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mGfOGq

France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Canada shut off travel ties after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was a danger to the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KnakDu

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Health Minister Olivier Veran said that the French vaccination programme would start off with the most vulnerable members of the population, such as the elderly. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37CwaeV

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Scientists are worried about these variants but not surprised by them. Researchers have recorded thousands of tiny modifications in the genetic material of the coronavirus as it has hopscotched across the world. Some variants become more common in a population simply by luck, not because the changes somehow supercharge the virus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2J6lGuT

Trump, governing by whim and tweet, deepened the nation's racial and cultural divides and undermined faith in its institutions. His legacy: a tumultuous four years that were marked by his impeachment, failures during the worst pandemic in a century and his refusal to accept defeat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WBLodK

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia -- which still shares a monarch with its former colonial power -- was confident existing 14-day quarantine rules for arriving travellers were sufficient to handle the threat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nEXgaO

Trump, governing by whim and tweet, deepened the nation's racial and cultural divides and undermined faith in its institutions. His legacy: a tumultuous four years that were marked by his impeachment, failures during the worst pandemic in a century and his refusal to accept defeat. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2WBLodK

As companies race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine and countries scramble to secure doses, questions about the use of pork products — banned by some religious groups — has raised concerns about the possibility of disrupted immunization campaigns. Pork-derived gelatin has been widely used as a stabilizer to ensure vaccines remain safe and effective during storage and transport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LKjXfJ

Dozens of journalists at Al-Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by advanced spyware in an attack likely linked to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a cybersecurity watchdog said Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KDd1R7

The news came as a US expert panel recommended those aged 75 and older should be the next vaccinated against the virus, along with 30 million "frontline essential workers," including teachers, grocery store employees and police. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hdzHnm

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During his five-month trial, far-right defendant Stephan Balliet, 28, has denied the Holocaust in open court -- a crime in Germany -- and expressed no remorse to those targeted, many of whom are co-plaintiffs in the case. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mCqVQH

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The news came as a US expert panel recommended those aged 75 and older should be the next vaccinated against the virus, along with 30 million "frontline essential workers," including teachers, grocery store employees and police. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3hdzHnm

Republican US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders of both parties on a roughly $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3avikNe

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