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Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia’s worst stranding

Shawdesh desk: About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia’s largest stranding on record, officials say. Since Monday, hundreds of long-finned pilot whales have been found

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Death toll in India building collapse jumps to 35

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from an apartment block collapse in western India jumped to 35 Wednesday, officials said, as hopes of finding anyone else alive dimmed, AFP reported. Emergency

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Covid: Pubs and restaurants in England to have 10pm closing times

Shawdesh desk: All pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues in England must have a 22:00 closing time from Thursday, to help curb the spread of coronavirus. The sector will

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Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 969,301

Shawdesh Desk: The global coronavirus death toll climbed to 969,301 at 11:30 am till Tuesday (05:30 GMT), according to latest data from worldometer. So far 31,485,777 people have been diagnosed

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India building collapse: Death toll climbs to 13, at least 25 feared trapped

Shawdesh desk: At least 13 people were killed and up to 25 still feared trapped Monday after a three-storey apartment block collapsed in western India, officials said, AFP reported. Local

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Coronavirus: India records nearly 87,000 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: India on Monday registered nearly 87,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 1,130 deaths. With the Health Ministry’s announcement, India now has more than 5.4

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Herd immunity unviable, Covid-19 vaccine the only solution

Shawdesh Desk: With coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases crossing 30 million globally, the appeal of herd immunity as an end to the pandemic becomes increasingly persuasive. Yet, some countries, including India,

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No new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand for 1st time in a month

Shawdesh Desk: according to the Health Ministry. In a statement, the Ministry said that currently there were 54 people linked to a community cluster which was detected last month in

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