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India facing oxygen scarcity as virus cases surge
Sep 21, 2020 07:44According to the World Health Organization (WHO), some 15 percent of COVID-19 patients require help with breathing. Some people appear in no evident respiratory distress, but are found to have dangerously low oxygen levels — a condition called silent hypoxia. A fraction of the critically ill patients require a ventilator.
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8 dead, many feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse
Sep 21, 2020 05:54At least eight people were killed in India when a three-story residential building collapsed before dawn on Monday and a disaster agency official said up to 25 people were believed to be trapped in the ruins.
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India building tunnel in Himalayas to get soldiers to Chinese border in 10 minutes
Sep 18, 2020 09:05India has stepped up an infrastructure program on the disputed Himalayan region to bring to an end the construction of a tunnel that will provide an all-weather route for its troops to get to the border with China in only ten minutes.
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Clashes erupt in Indian-controlled Kashmir after 4 killed
Sep 17, 2020 06:30Hundreds of protesters have clashed with government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir after a fire exchange that left three suspected militants and a woman dead in the disputed Himalayan region.
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India coronavirus cases cross 5 million in ‘worse-than-sci-fi’ pandemic
Sep 16, 2020 10:26Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as a WHO envoy warned the pandemic was ‘still at the beginning.’
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Russia to sell 100mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020 07:58Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has reportedly reached a deal to sell 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, called Sputnik-V, to a major pharmaceutical company in India.
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Iran to sign $2.2 billion deal to develop Farzad gas field: Zangeneh
Sep 15, 2020 11:31Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran will sign a deal worth $2.2 billion to develop the offshore Farzad B gas field.
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China to release 5 Indian ‘intelligence agents’: Report
Sep 12, 2020 11:48China will release five Indian intelligence agents who were detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet against the backdrop of an agreement between Beijing and New Delhi to work for peace.
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India coronavirus infections surge to 4.3 million
Sep 09, 2020 11:47India reported 89,706 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total caseload to 4.3 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.
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Foreign ministers of Iran, India discuss trade ties, major regional issues: FM Zarif
Sep 09, 2020 01:42Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he exchanged views with his visiting Indian counterpart about ways to expand bilateral relations, particularly in the trade arena, and the important issues facing the region.