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Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the West, to the extent that some have called it an epidemic. This has been due to a large rise in a specific type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer…

Last Updated: April 14, 2023, 03:26 ISTPeople line up to purchase the fresh copies of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami's new novella The City and Its Uncertain Walls, which is the writer's new book in six years, at a book store in Shinjuku…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised India’s reform momentum remains unabated, notwithstanding the reality of reset across the globe and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The government is committed to…

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.Mummies of dogs, goats, cows, gazelles and…

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A Chinese virologist who sounded the alarm in early 2020 about where the coronavirus came from said on Monday the US has reached a “milestone achievement” after a classified intelligence report found the virus most likely originated in a…

People on social media noted that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), see here with Senate Majority Leader ... Chuck Schumer (D-NY), seemed to be the only person wearing a face mask during the State of the Union address on February 7, 2023. (Photo…

There is considerable uncertainty about the new year among people who work in the travel industry. "Due to the overall situation as this moment, it is difficult to make a reliable prediction about the future," the German Travel Association…

Just when we thought that Coronavirus pandemic is behind us, a brand-new strain of Covid - Omicron BF.7 that is causing massive hospitalisations and deaths in China - has sparked fear of a fresh wave in India. The new Omicron subvariant…

Year-ender 2022: While the world continued to cope with a milder version of Covid - Omicron and its many variants in 2022, the year also witnessed the dreadful complications of health scares like dengue, monkeypox and sudden cardiac arrest…