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China's population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
Last year 9.02 million babies were born in China, down by 5.6 per cent from 9.56 million in 2022 amid the plummeting interest in couples having children, data shows
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China's economy expanded 5.2% in 2023, though recovery seems uneven
Fixed-asset investment spending on factory equipment, construction and other infrastructure projects to drive growth grew 3 per cent year on year in 2023
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India sees single-day rise of 269 new Covid-19 cases, active count declines
Three deaths two from Kerala and one from Maharashtra have been reported in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
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Third anniversary the of world's largest Covid vax drive: The inside story
It is important to counter the simplistic notion that Covid-19 vaccine development and production represented a significant new advancement
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272 fresh cases of Covid reported, no deaths reported in last 24 hours
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023 but they began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions
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India logs 375 new Covid-19 infections, active cases decline to 3,075
Two deaths have been reported from Karnataka in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
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Maharashtra reports 86 cases of Covid, no new JN.1 variant infected patient
No new JN.1 variant infected patient was detected on Saturday. The recovery rate in the state is 98.17 per cent, while the case fatality rate is 1.81 per cent
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1,200 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 logged so far, says Insacog
The Centre has asked the states and Union territories to maintain a constant vigil amid an uptick in the number of Covid cases and the detection of the JN.1 sub-variant in the country
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441 fresh Covid cases, active tally down to 3,238: Health ministry data
No deaths were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
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Number of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 cases cross 1,000-mark in India
14 states and union territories reported no fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday
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N Korea to welcome Russian tourists, country's first since pandemic: Report
The Kim-Putin summit deepened outside belief that North Korea is supplying conventional arms to Russia for its war in Ukraine, in return for high-tech Russian weapons technologies
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Three fresh Covid deaths across country, 609 new cases recorded: Govt
India has recorded 609 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 3,368
923 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 15 states: INSACOG
Telangana and Rajasthan have recorded 32 JN.1 cases each, Chhattisgarh has recorded 25, Tamil Nadu 22, Delhi 16, Haryana five, Odisha three, West Bengal two and Uttarakhand one
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India records 514 new cases of Covid-19, active cases decline to 3,422
At its peak, 414,188 new cases and 3915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021
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Nearly 10K died from Covid-19 last mth due to gatherings, new variant: WHO
Tedros said the JN.1 variant was now the most prominent in the world. It is an omicron variant, so current vaccines should still provide some protection
Plant-based diets linked with lower Covid incidence, finds research
Researchers found that omnivores consuming meat more than three times a week reported a "significantly higher" incidence of COVID-19 than those dependent on plant-based or vegetarian diets
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819 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states: Govt
A total of 819 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported from 12 states till Monday, official sources said
India logs 475 fresh Covid-19 cases; number of active cases at 3,919
India has logged 475 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection stood at 3,919, the health ministry said on Tuesday
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Nineteen new cases of JN.1 subvariant of Covid-19 detected in Mumbai
Nineteen persons have tested positive for JN.1 sub-variant of coronavirus in Mumbai, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Tuesday
K-shaped recovery post pandemic is flawed, prejudiced narrative: SBI report
K-shaped recovery reflects uneven recovery where certain sectors of the economy thrives while other sectors continue to decline or struggle to recover
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