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Two cheetahs shifted in big enclosure at MP

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Two cheetahs shifted in big enclosure at MP
06 November, Kathmandu: Two cheetahs among the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia, shifted to a larger enclosure of Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Saturday, an official said. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kuno Wildlife Circle Prakash Kumar Verma told, “After the completion of the quarantine period of the cheetahs brought from Namibia, two male Cheetahs have been... Read More

Coronavirus: UK tightens travel rules amid Omicron spread

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Coronavirus: UK tightens travel rules amid Omicron spread
BBC LONDON 05 DEC 2021-Travellers heading to the UK will now have to take a Covid test before their departure in an effort to limit spread of the virus, the government has said. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the tightened requirements would come into force from 04:00 GMT on Tuesday. Everyone aged 12 and over will be required to take... Read More

Indonesia volcano: Dozens injured as residents flee huge ash cloud from Mt Semeru

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Indonesia volcano: Dozens injured as residents flee huge ash cloud from Mt Semeru
JAKARTA BBC 05 DEC 2021- At least 13 people have now died and dozens more are injured after a volcano erupted on Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday, emergency authorities said. Residents were filmed fleeing a giant ash cloud from Mt Semeru. Pictures show entire villages buried in volcanic ash up to rooftops, and locals have described thick smoke blocking the... Read More

Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant: PM

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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant: PM
TOKYO, Nov 29 (AFP )- Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry rules. “We will ban the (new) entry of foreigners from around the world starting from November 30th,” Kishida told reporters. Japan’s borders have been almost... Read More

WHO says not clear weather Omicron more transmissible, causes more severe disease

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WHO says not clear weather Omicron more transmissible, causes more severe disease
GENEVA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO said it’s not yet clear whether Omicron is more easily spread from person to person compared to other variants, even though the... Read More

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits near Chittagong in Bangladesh

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits near Chittagong in Bangladesh
Chittagong , November 26 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck east of Chittagong, Bangladesh on Friday morning. The quake hit 183 km east of Chittagong at the depth of 60 km. “M6.0 #earthquake strikes 183 km E of #Chittagong (#Bangladesh),” said European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Read More

Covid: New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern

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Covid: New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern
BBC HEALTH 26 NOV- We’re back in familiar territory – growing concern about a new variant of coronavirus. The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far – and it has such a long list of mutations that it was described by one scientist as “horrific”, while another told me it was the worst variant they’d seen. It... Read More

1.3 mln Canadian children live in poverty

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1.3 mln Canadian children live in poverty
OTTAWA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua)- More than 1.3 million Canadian children, or 17.7 percent, live in poverty, according to an annual report issued by Campaign 2000 on Wednesday. That’s a pretty significant number of kids who are suffering from the harm and effects of missing meals, not having the right kinds of clothes and parents working really long hours. Using the... Read More

Women banned from Afghan television dramas under new Taliban media rules

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Women banned from Afghan television dramas under new Taliban media rules
CNN KABUL 24 NOV- Women will be barred from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s new media restrictions, in the latest rollback of women’s freedoms since the militant group seized power three months ago. All dramas, soap operas and entertainment shows featuring women are prohibited, according to the government guidelines issued to broadcasters on Sunday.The country’s Ministry... Read More

UK records another 42,484 new coronavirus cases

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UK records another 42,484 new coronavirus cases
LONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) –Britain registered 42,484 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,932,408, according to official figures released Tuesday. The country also reported a further 165 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 144,137, with 8,088 COVID-19 patients still in hospital. The latest data came... Read More