Orchids are usually prized for their loveliness, but a newly described species is no beauty.
Astronomers have peered out into the vast expanse and spotted what they think is the farthest (and oldest) galaxy ever observed.
India finds five with coronavirus on UK flight, testing for strain
Author: Reuters ID: 1608622904835762500 Tue, 2020-12-22 07:30 MUMBAI: Five people arriving in India from Britain have tested positive for the coronavirus, a government official...
Indian government ready for talks with protesting farmers: minister
Author: Reuters ID: 1608623106535771400 Tue, 2020-12-22 07:09 NEW DELHI: The Indian government is ready to hold further talks with farmers protesting for the repeal...
Kabul roadside bomb attack kills five
Author: AP ID: 1608623690845801200 Tue, 2020-12-22 07:48 KABUL, Afghanistan: A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday, killing...
Thailand tells market buyers to seek tests as coronavirus cases climb
Author: Reuters ID: 1608623622735797900 Tue, 2020-12-22 07:07 SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand: Thailand confirmed 427 new coronavirus infections and urged about 1,000 people spanning a quarter...
Germany bans UK, S.Africa arrivals until Jan 6
Author: AFP ID: 1608628894426001700 Tue, 2020-12-22 09:20 BERLIN: Germany on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Britain and South Africa until January 6...
BioNTech CEO confident COVID-19 vaccine will work on UK variant
Author: AP ID: 1608628567665994600 Tue, 2020-12-22 09:09 BERLIN: German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant,...
Spain holds huge Christmas lottery with virus restrictions
Author: Associated Press ID: 1608630178376056000 Tue, 2020-12-22 09:39 MADRID: Children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school have begun calling out prize-winning numbers in Spain’s bumper...
Carelessness may be fueling rapid spread of coronavirus mutation in UK, say WHO experts
Author: Tue, 2020-12-22 12:42 NEW YORK: World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Monday said the novel coronavirus is mutating “at a much slower rate”...
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