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Mt Everest has grown taller by 86cm

The height of Mt Everest has grown by 86cm to now measure 8848.86m, the foreign ministers of Nepal and China…

5 years ago

British grandma is first to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

A 90-year-old grandmother from Northern Ireland, Margaret Keenan, became the first person in the world on December 8 to receive…

5 years ago

Delhi’s air quality turns very poor

It was a hazy morning in the national capital on December 9 with the air quality recorded in the "very…

5 years ago

Trump thought courts were key to winning. Judges disagreed

President Donald Trump and allies say their lawsuits aimed at subverting the 2020 election and reversing his loss to Joe…

5 years ago

COVID-19 could push number poor to over 1 bn

An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of…

5 years ago

Trump falsely claims he won Georgia

US President Donald Trump kicked off his rally in Georgia on December 5 for Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David…

5 years ago

Chinese mines: At least 18 dead in underground gas leak

Eighteen miners have been confirmed dead after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China on December…

5 years ago

Did UK rush approval of COVID vaccine?Dr Anthony Fauci has this to say

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, on December 3 said the UK was not as rigorous as…

5 years ago

Putin orders mass COVID vaccination programme from next week

Russian President Vladmir Putin has ordered the country’s authorities to begin mass voluntary vaccination against COVID-19 from next week onwards.…

5 years ago

New Zealand declares climate emergency

Addressing the grave issue of climate change, New Zeland has declared a “climate emergency”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told legislators…

5 years ago

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