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BioNTech co-founder 'confident' vaccine works against Indian variant

BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin on Wednesday voiced confidence that the vaccine that his company jointly developed with Pfizer works against the Indian variant of the coronavirus. "We are still testing the Indian variant, but the Indian variant has mutations that we have already tested for and which our vaccine works against, so I am confident," said Sahin. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2R6Ynok

Texas man dies after attack by aggressive swarm of bees

A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eydAaa

Guests flock to Dutch cafe terraces as lockdown eases

The Netherlands on Wednesday became the latest European country to begin cautiously relaxing its lockdown even as infection rates and intensive care occupancy remain stubbornly high. The Dutch follow Italy, Greece, France and other European nations in moving to reopen society and edge away from economically crippling lockdowns in the coming weeks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sZLxFQ

Texas man dies after attack by aggressive swarm of bees

A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3eydAaa

French President Emmanuel Macron to update France on Covid situation this Friday

French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver an update on Friday on how the Covid-19 restrictions will progressively be relaxed in the country, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nquHig

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War

Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ntskep

BioNTech chief: Europe will reach herd immunity by August

Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved Covid-19 vaccine with US partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32V2qqz

Northern Ireland leader faces party revolt over Brexit fallout

The leader of Northern Ireland was fighting Wednesday to keep her job as members of her party tried to oust her over her handling of the fallout from Brexit and other issues. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RZDqMz

UK regulator sees no heart inflammation concerns from Pfizer Covid shot

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H-1B visa extensions will be smoother as Trump-era memo is revoked

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Saudi prince strikes conciliatory tone with rival Iran

"Iran is a neighbouring country, and all we aspire for is a good and special relationship with Iran," Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview broadcast on late Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eAtErW

Pakistan records highest-ever deaths due to Covid-19

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'Scapegoat': The lonely life of doctor who helped pinpoint Bin Laden

A decade after the al-Qaida chief was gunned down by a team of Navy Seals, there is no sign doctor Shakeel Afridi will be exonerated by Pakistan authorities for helping the CIA pinpoint Bin Laden's location under the cloak of running a vaccination programme. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vspSrE

Australia to upgrade military bases, expand wargames with US

An airstrip in the Northern Territory will be lengthened to support larger aircraft, firing ranges overhauled and new training facilities set up for defence personnel and US marines. The military upgrades will begin this year and be finished by 2026. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vw4yBz

5 rebels, 1 police killed in clash in Indonesia's Papua

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Harris takes on 'hard work' in 100 days as vice president

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Sri Lankan cabinet OKs proposed ban on burqas in public

The proposal will now be sent to the attorney general and must be approved by parliament to become law. The government holds a majority in parliament and the proposal could easily be passed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nqKL3z

Immediately sending whole series of help that India needs: US President Biden

The United States is sending a whole series of help that India needs in its battle against Covid-19, President Joe Biden said, reiterating that New Delhi had done the same when his country was in need last year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3t4theE