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In Covid's aftermath, India points to risk of terrorists using bioweapons

Seeing the devastation brought by the Covid pandemic, India has put a spotlight on the threat of terrorists using biological weapons and suggested that the UN help countries deal with the risk

BJP censors Bengal MP Dilip Ghosh, bars him from speaking to media

BJP's Arun Singh, in a letter to Ghosh pointed out that certain statements and outbursts by the latter have not only angered the state party leaders, but also embarrassed the central leadership.

Amazon to no longer offer in-app Kindle book purchases on Android

Tech giant Amazon has informed its customers that they cannot buy books on Kindle App for Android anymore.

Unemployment in Brazil drops 10.5% to 7-year low for April quarter

Unemployment in Brazil fell to 10.5 per cent in the February to April period, the lowest since 2015

Death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Pernambuco rises to 100

The toll from heavy rains in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco has risen to 100, primarily in the state capital Recife and its metropolitan area, rescue teams said

Ukrainian president discuss defence support with Slovak counterpart

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova to discuss defence support for Kyiv

Palestine to take measures to confront Israeli escalation: Prez Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the Palestinian leadership would take measures to confront the Israeli escalation against the Palestinians

New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of fresh Covid-19 cases in US

A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 per cent of all new US cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the US CDC

Over 112,000 Covid-19 cases in reported in US children in past week

More than 112,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US during the past week, a doubling of case counts from the four weeks prior

EU says working hard to facilitate food exports from war-hit Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said her institution was working hard on building "solidarity lanes" to facilitate food exports from Ukraine

Russia's Gazprom to halt gas supplies to companies of Denmark, Germany

Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it would no longer supply gas to Denmark's largest energy company Orsted and will halt deliveries to Germany under the Shell Energy Europe contract

Fresh organic strawberries likely cause hepatitis A outbreak in US, Canada

A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the US and Canada is likely linked to contaminated organic strawberries sold in leading grocery stores, according to the US FDA

Inflation zaps US savings rate, warning sign for consumer spending: Report

The personal savings rate, as a percentage of disposable income, fell to 4.4 per cent in April, the lowest level since 2008 in the US, according to the Commerce Department

India, China hold 24th meeting of working mechanism on border affairs

The 24th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on Tuesday, an official statement said

Imran Khan more dangerous than terrorists: Maryam Nawaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed on Tuesday that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is "more dangerous than terrorists", as she slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's recent riots in Islamabad, media reports said.

First person arrested in Moose Wale killing sent to 5-day police custody

A team of Punjab Police along with sleuths of the Uttarakhand STF had arrested Manpreet Singh from Dehradun on Monday

Will not work with Congress again in future, says Prashant Kishor

"This is the party responsible for breaking my track record of winning. It is not improving and even it may drown me. Hence, I will never work with the Congress again," Kishor said with folded hands

Ashneer Grover tells VC firms to 'right size' before advising startups

Ashneer Grover, co-founder and former managing director of fintech platform BharatPe, has advised venture capital and investment firms to first think about "right-sizing" themselves in the wake of current economic slowdown before telling their portfolio companies and startups to do so.

Apple may not announce its mixed reality headset at WWDC this year

In a series of tweets, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that he expects the tech giant's headset to launch in 2023.

Shanghai to fully restore normal production, living order from Wednesday

Shopping malls, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and other commercial outlets will resume offline business from Wednesday, with the total visitor flow capped at 75% of the maximum capacity