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Beijing running out of fever medicine as Covid-19 pandemic spreads

Amid reports of panic buying of fever medicine, a financial news outlet, citing third-party data, said the average daily sales volume of home test kits had risen more than 400 times versus November

GM mustard safe for food, feed use and cultivation, says govt

Says GM technology important for food security, import reduction

Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Football's hottest debate rages on

It may have been a rest day at the World Cup on Thursday but there was no stopping the football discussion that never ends - who is the better player, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Russia considers oil price floor in response to cap imposed by G7: Report

Moscow is considering either imposing a fixed price for the nation's barrels, or stipulating maximum discounts to international benchmarks at which they can be sold

Drones can play significant role in checking illegal mining: Union Minister

Drone technology can play a significant role to check illegal mining in the country and can also used to save natural resources, Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said on Tuesday.

Covid was man-made virus, says scientist who worked at Wuhan lab

Wuhan lab has been the centre of heated debates over the origins of Covid

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit plans to cut 30% of workforce: CEO Ben Zhou

The layoffs are part of an ongoing reorganisation aimed at refocusing efforts, and reductions will be across the board

Woman slips into coma after AstraZeneca vaccine dose against Covid-19

Diagnosed with rare, serious condition

Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests: Attorney general

Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general said, according to a media report

EU agrees on $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil, say reports

Restrictions an attempt to squeeze Kremlin's crude oil revenues

Layoffs happening and likely to hit hundreds: CNN to employees

Employees at the company had been anxiously bracing for the layoffs since Licht informed them last month that "unsettling" changes lie ahead

TikTok's new challenge luring young kids to their deaths: Report

Blackout challenge, also called the 'pass-out challenge', encourages kids to hold their breath until they fall unconscious, sometimes with the help of objects

China adds risks to global growth as factories take a hit on Covid controls

Manufacturing PMI at 48 for Nov against 49.2 a month ago, services sector activity fell to 46.7

S Korea scrambles jets after China, Russia planes enter air defence zone

Wagner Group may get terror tag

China hints at relaxing zero-Covid norm; IMF chief urges targeted policy

Police leveraging powers of the country's surveillance apparatus against protesters

China's Covid zero strategy: Xi holds few cards to end historic protests

Beijing says it won't set up gates to block access to Covid-hit compounds anymore

Rise in cigarette taxes, first EU-wide vaping levy on the cards

The changes to legislation, part of a push by Brussels to cut smoking rates, will increase the EU's minimum excise duty on cigarettes from 1.80 euros to 3.60 euros per pack of 20

'Down with Xi': Open defiance as public protests erupt across China

China's rare public protests opposing stringent Covid lockdowns turned political on Sunday with protestors shouting slogans against President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party

We're hiring, says Elon Musk; Twitter 2.0 to have payments feature

His "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App" will have features like encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments, according to the tweet

Fear of quarantine camps, not Covid-19 pandemic, is shutting Beijing down

Going out in the capital of Beijing means having to scan a QR code to enter venues like shops and restaurants, or to even take public transportation