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The French government's top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would "probably" emerge in the winter months this year.

Snap Inc beat Wall Street estimates for users and revenue in the second quarter, notching the highest growth rates since late 2017 as new features on its messaging app Snapchat attracted more users.

Average US life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, a sharp decline driven by the Covid-19 pandemic affecting males and communities of color the most, new data showed Wednesday.

Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which shows alcohol use is on the rise in the country.

Australian authorities reported a slowdown in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Thursday, as the country's largest city endures an extended lockdown to suppress the country's worst outbreak of this year of the highly contagious Delta variant.

This is the second time in a week that the Council of Ministers will meet after its expansion on July 7, with the induction of 43 new ministers.

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called "golden visa" to settle down in the UK through a large investment into the country since the route opened in 2008, according to a new report released by a UK-based anti-corruption charit

Delhi today recorded 45 COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in over a year, and three deaths while the positivity rate stood at 0.08 per cent, a health department bulletin said.

Sydney recorded 112 new coronavirus cases on Monday -- a 45% spike from the previous day -- as the locked-down Australian city battles its largest outbreak since beating back the first wave of the pandemic more than a year ago.

Delhi on Sunday reported 53 COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, and three more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

Australia's New South Wales state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant in Sydney.

A new coronavirus variant, Lambda, has emerged. Scientists and experts see the latest variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 as a fresh threat to the gains made over the last year or so.

The national capital on Monday recorded 54 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, and two more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

New Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, landed in controversy even before he took oath because of a map of India he tweeted six years ago.

Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.

The French government's top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would "probably" emerge in the winter months this year.

Snap Inc beat Wall Street estimates for users and revenue in the second quarter, notching the highest growth rates since late 2017 as new features on its messaging app Snapchat attracted more users.

Average US life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, a sharp decline driven by the Covid-19 pandemic affecting males and communities of color the most, new data showed Wednesday.

Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which shows alcohol use is on the rise in the country.

Australian authorities reported a slowdown in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Thursday, as the country's largest city endures an extended lockdown to suppress the country's worst outbreak of this year of the highly contagious Delta variant.

This is the second time in a week that the Council of Ministers will meet after its expansion on July 7, with the induction of 43 new ministers.

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called "golden visa" to settle down in the UK through a large investment into the country since the route opened in 2008, according to a new report released by a UK-based anti-corruption charit

Delhi today recorded 45 COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in over a year, and three deaths while the positivity rate stood at 0.08 per cent, a health department bulletin said.

Sydney recorded 112 new coronavirus cases on Monday -- a 45% spike from the previous day -- as the locked-down Australian city battles its largest outbreak since beating back the first wave of the pandemic more than a year ago.

Delhi on Sunday reported 53 COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, and three more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

Australia's New South Wales state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant in Sydney.

A new coronavirus variant, Lambda, has emerged. Scientists and experts see the latest variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 as a fresh threat to the gains made over the last year or so.

The national capital on Monday recorded 54 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, and two more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

New Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, landed in controversy even before he took oath because of a map of India he tweeted six years ago.

Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.