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Iran ditches Indian companies, awards gas field contract to Petropars
May 18, 2021 01:17Iran has finally decided the fate of Farzad B, an untapped gas reserve in the Persian Gulf which is shared with Saudi Arabia, as a domestic company takes on to develop the gas field after original contractors from India failed to kick off the job.
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India accounts for half of last week's newly confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide: WHO
May 14, 2021 00:02India accounted for 50 percent of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 percent of related deaths worldwide over the past week, while the situation in its neighboring countries also raised grave international concerns, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
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Malaysia locks down to preempt India-like crisis
May 13, 2021 10:59Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announces third nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases soar, health system buckles and new variants take lethal hold.
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India’s COVID-19 deaths break daily record to pass 250,000 mark
May 12, 2021 11:30India’s coronavirus deaths crossed a quarter million on Wednesday in the deadliest 24 hours since the pandemic began, as the disease rampaged through the countryside, overloading a fragile rural healthcare system.
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India sets new COVID-19 record, WHO warns of threat to globe
May 11, 2021 12:06The weekly average number of COVID-19 infections in India has hit a new record, as World Health Organization (WHO) authorities warn that the country’s variant of the virus poses a global threat.
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South Africa warns of 'vaccine apartheid' amid hoarding by rich nations
May 11, 2021 06:40South Africa’s president has warned of “vaccine apartheid” as millions of people in poor countries are dying of the coronavirus with no access to vaccines and wealthy countries are hogging shots.
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India’s double viral mutation cause for global concern
May 09, 2021 08:23Across the world, several key mutant strains have emerged thanks to ongoing coronavirus replication in humans. Both ability to replicate and transmit, and a better ability to escape our immune systems, led to the variants establishing themselves as dominant strains across geographies and populations.
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Iran’s emergency evacuation flight from India waiting for approval
May 09, 2021 02:44The Iranian civil aviation authority (CAO) says it is waiting for permission from the Iranian health ministry to hold an emergency flight to India to evacuate Iranian nationals from the country amid a serious outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Narendra Modi loses key state election as COVID grips India
May 05, 2021 10:18India’s prime minister has suffered a rare political defeat in a key state election, amid signs of a voter backlash over his handling of the coronavirus disaster as the country reported a record number of deaths.
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India posts record daily COVID-19 deaths, delegates test positive at G7 meet
May 05, 2021 10:15India accounted for nearly half the coronavirus cases reported worldwide last week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as COVID-19 deaths in the south Asian nation rose by a record 3,780 during the past 24 hours.