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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
The prevalence of XBB.1.5 has kept increasing since late last year, and it is estimated to account for 89.2 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country this week, up from 85.4 per cent last week and 79.7 per cent two weeks prior, reports Xinhua news agency. The second most prevalent strain BQ.1.1 accounts for 6.7 per cent. The CDC first started tracking.
China disapproves Quad meeting in New Delhi, opposes 'exclusionary blocs'
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that state-to-state interactions should focus on peace and development and contribute to mutual trust and regional stability, rather than exclusivity. She added that countries should contribute more to promoting regional mutual trust and stability.
'Pakistan obsessed with us while its population battle for their lives': India at UNHRC
"Pakistan's obsession with India while its population battle for their lives, livelihood and freedom is an indication of the state's misplaced priorities. I would advise its leadership and officials to focus their energies on working for the benefit of their own population instead of baseless propaganda," India's representative Seema Pujani was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Sri Lanka's central bank ready to adopt IMF programme within March
CBSL Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told a press conference on Friday that the CBSL and the IMF have been engaging continuously in intensive negotiations on the monetary policy stance amid extraordinarily high inflation and a high degree of uncertainty surrounding inflation projections and the near term outlook.
2 killed, 100 injured in attack by Islamists against Ahmadiyyas in Bangladesh
Of the 100 persons injured included nine policemen and two journalists. More than 30 houses belonging to the Ahmadiyya community members were set ablaze during the attack as well as a traffic police office was also torched. As many as 17 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Panchagarh city area to prevent further clashes, says BGB officials to IANS.
Iran vows decisive response to any 'wrongful action, threat' by Israel
Amir Saied Iravani, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks in a letter to rotating President of the UN Security Council Pedro Comissario Afonso and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. In accordance with international law and the UN Charter, vIran reserves its "legitimate and inherent.
Cancerous skin lesion removed from Biden's chest, no further treatment required: Physician
O'Connor wrote on Friday in a memo that the tissue was removed as part of Biden's health assessment at a military hospital last month and sent for a traditional biopsy. "As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma. All cancerous tissue was successfully removed," O'Connor added. No further treatment is required.
Bangladesh: Homes torched, shops vandalised in anti-Ahmadiyya protests
The agitators blocked the Dhaka-Panchagarh highway and attacked Ahmadiya people as well as the police. Several people, including three policemen, were injured in the attacks. The police had beefed up security in the area in the wake of the protest call given by the agitators after the Ahmadiyya community announced a three-day 'Jalsa Salana', a religious gathering of the minority Muslim community.
NASA-SpaceX Crew-6 docks safely at ISS after hour-long delay
"All aboard the orbiting laboratory! The four members of our @SpaceX #Crew6 mission have entered the @space_station and were greeted at their welcoming ceremony," NASA wrote on Twitter. "Next: a safety briefing and orientation, then the new arrivals are off to catch some sleep," the post added.
Pakistan Finance Minister blames Imran Khan's government for crisis
In a press conference in Islamabad, Dar, who was sworn in as the finance czar in September last year, blamed the previous PTI government for pushing the nation of 220 million people to the brink of default; claiming that it was the coalition government that saved the country by prioritising the state over their politics, The News reported.
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