Local media in Kazakhstan reported on Sunday that at least 164 people have died in the wake of violent protests this week. Also, Britain’s Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday defended the reduction in the isolation period for people who get test positive for the coronavirus.
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White House confirms Joe Biden will deliver first State of the Union address on March 1
The White House has confirmed that US President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1.
164 people killed in Kazakhstan, ‘strategic facilities’ under guard
Local media in Kazakhstan reported on Sunday that at least 164 people have died in the wake of violent protests this week.
Nadhim Zahawi says reduced COVID-19 isolation will ease workforce pressures
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The population of the Chinese city Tianjin is being rigorously tested after two Omicron cases were reported.
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A government scientific adviser, Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick has termed the Omicron variant as “the first ray of light” amid the pandemic.
Be it a cyclone or floods, Indian Army has always gone an extra mile to help citizens in dire need. In yet another commendable gesture, the army helped a pregnant woman reach hospital amid heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Covid jab proof needed to buy alcohol or cannabis in Canada’s province soon
If you want to buy alcohol or cannabis in Canada’s province of Quebec at government-funded stores, you will soon have to show a COVID-19 vaccination proof first.
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