Abu Dhabi,  The United Arab Emirates on Thursday recorded 3,294 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day virus related fatalities since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

This brings the total n

Jerusalem,  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced late on Thursday that an Israeli citizen who crossed the border into Syria has been repatriated under a Russia-brokered swap deal.

The move came hours after Israel freed two Syrian shepherds as part of the swap

Bogota, Mass vaccination against Covid-19 kicked off on Thursday in Colombia's capital Bogota, the Colombian city with the most infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic in the South American country, said health authorities.

The vaccination drive began simultaneously at hospitals in Bogota and oth

Yangon,  Myanmar reported 19 new Covid-19 infections and one more death in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports on Thursday.

The number of Covid-19 positive cases rose to 141,709 and its death toll increased to 3,193 on Thursday, the Xinhua news reported.

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Washington,  A total of 530,000 to 559,000 Covid-19 deaths will be reported in the US by March 13, according to the latest projections of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new forecast predicts that 8,400 to 18,500 new deaths will likely be reported in the week ending March 13,

Lucknow,  The Congress suffered a jolt in Uttar Pradesh on Friday when it lost another batch of senior leaders -- this time to the Samajwadi Party.

Two former ministers, R.K. Chaudhary (Lucknow) and Jai Narain Tiwari (Sultanpur) left the party to join the Samajwadi Party.

R.K. Chaudhary wa

Gurugram,  Vehicles displaying caste identities in Gurugram will now invite traffic police action, according to an official order.

The order issued on Thursday by Ramesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police Traffic (East) said that 'all vehicles displaying caste identities will be penalised'.<

Jaipur,  Seven migrants from Pakistan, including three couples, who have been living in Rajasthan, were on Friday granted Indian citizenship by Jaipur's District Collector Antar Singh Nehra in his office.

Those who received the certificates included Jawahar Ram, Sonari Mai, Gojar Mai, Gordan Das, Gan