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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling Drugs Hidden In Yams, Oranges
Two Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a total of 34 years' imprisonment in Britain after a London trial found them guilty of smuggling drugs hidden amid farm produce from Africa and South America.
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Sultan Johor Cup Hockey: Indian Colts To Face Pakistan In Opener
India are placed in Pool B along with Malaysia, Pakistan, and New Zealand, while Pool A features Germany, Australia, South Africa and Great Britain
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Alcaraz Through At US Open As Sabalenka, Vondrousova Advance
Defending champion Alcaraz eased into a last 32 meeting with Britain's Dan Evans after dispatching South Africa's Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in 2hr 28min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium showcourt.
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South African Watchdog Says Google's Ad Practices Distort Digital Market Competition
South Africa's Competition Commission, which has been probing online markets for over a year, has provisionally found that Google's paid search results distort competition, making it a "de facto monopolist" in general search. The competition watchdog said in a statement the prevalence of Google's paid search at the top of the search results page "w...
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UK Confirms First Two Cases Of New Covid Strain 'Omicron'
Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa.
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New COVID-19 Variant Most Significant Yet Found, Says Britain
Britain said on Friday that a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa was considered by scientists to be the most significant one yet found and so it needed to ascertain whether or not it made vaccines ineffective.
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South Africa Calls UK's Travel Ban Over New COVID-19 Variant 'Rushed'
South Africa's foreign ministry said Britain's decision to ban flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new COVID-19 variant "seems to have been rushed", as even the World Health Organization is yet to advise on the next steps.
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UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New Covid Variant
Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Women's Hockey Team Reaches Olympic Quarterfinals After 41 Years
Tokyo Olympics: The Indian women's hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 and Great Britain blanked Ireland 2-0 to ensure India's qualification to the quarterfinals.
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Britain Seeks Extra AstraZeneca Shots To Combat "Beta" COVID-19 Variant
Britain is in talks with Oxford and AstraZeneca for additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine that has been modified to better target the "beta" coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, and it will fund trials of the shots.
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Painstaking Study Of 'Little Foot' Fossil Sheds Light On Human Origins
Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 million years ago during a critical juncture in our evolutionary history.
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Can Quickly Adapt To Fight Coronavirus Strains, Say Indian Vaccine Makers
Pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to fight new variants once their genetic sequence is known. In recent months, India has confirmed the presence of the variants first identified in Brazil, Britain and South Africa, which are believed to explain an up...
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Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea Match Moved To Bucharest Due To COVID-19 Restrictions
UEFA Champions League: The Spanish government on Tuesday extended a ban on flights from Britain, Brazil and South Africa from February 16 to March 2. Atletico Madrid was set to host Chelsea at home, but now the match has been moved to Bucharest.
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Novavax Covid Vaccine Highly Effective, But Not Against South Africa Variant
US biotech firm Novavax said Thursday its two-shot Covid-19 vaccine showed an overall efficacy of 89.3 percent in a major Phase 3 clinical trial in Britain, and remained highly effective against a variant first identified there.
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Pfizer-BioNTech Say Their Covid Vaccine Works Against UK, South Africa Variants
The vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to retain its effectiveness against coronavirus mutations in worrying new variants that have emerged recently in Britain and South Africa, the firms said Thursday.
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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling Drugs Hidden In Yams, Oranges
Two Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a total of 34 years' imprisonment in Britain after a London trial found them guilty of smuggling drugs hidden amid farm produce from Africa and South America.
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Sultan Johor Cup Hockey: Indian Colts To Face Pakistan In Opener
India are placed in Pool B along with Malaysia, Pakistan, and New Zealand, while Pool A features Germany, Australia, South Africa and Great Britain
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Alcaraz Through At US Open As Sabalenka, Vondrousova Advance
Defending champion Alcaraz eased into a last 32 meeting with Britain's Dan Evans after dispatching South Africa's Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in 2hr 28min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium showcourt.
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South African Watchdog Says Google's Ad Practices Distort Digital Market Competition
South Africa's Competition Commission, which has been probing online markets for over a year, has provisionally found that Google's paid search results distort competition, making it a "de facto monopolist" in general search. The competition watchdog said in a statement the prevalence of Google's paid search at the top of the search results page "w...
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UK Confirms First Two Cases Of New Covid Strain 'Omicron'
Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa.
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New COVID-19 Variant Most Significant Yet Found, Says Britain
Britain said on Friday that a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa was considered by scientists to be the most significant one yet found and so it needed to ascertain whether or not it made vaccines ineffective.
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South Africa Calls UK's Travel Ban Over New COVID-19 Variant 'Rushed'
South Africa's foreign ministry said Britain's decision to ban flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new COVID-19 variant "seems to have been rushed", as even the World Health Organization is yet to advise on the next steps.
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UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New Covid Variant
Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Women's Hockey Team Reaches Olympic Quarterfinals After 41 Years
Tokyo Olympics: The Indian women's hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 and Great Britain blanked Ireland 2-0 to ensure India's qualification to the quarterfinals.
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Britain Seeks Extra AstraZeneca Shots To Combat "Beta" COVID-19 Variant
Britain is in talks with Oxford and AstraZeneca for additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine that has been modified to better target the "beta" coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, and it will fund trials of the shots.
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Painstaking Study Of 'Little Foot' Fossil Sheds Light On Human Origins
Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 million years ago during a critical juncture in our evolutionary history.
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Can Quickly Adapt To Fight Coronavirus Strains, Say Indian Vaccine Makers
Pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to fight new variants once their genetic sequence is known. In recent months, India has confirmed the presence of the variants first identified in Brazil, Britain and South Africa, which are believed to explain an up...
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Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea Match Moved To Bucharest Due To COVID-19 Restrictions
UEFA Champions League: The Spanish government on Tuesday extended a ban on flights from Britain, Brazil and South Africa from February 16 to March 2. Atletico Madrid was set to host Chelsea at home, but now the match has been moved to Bucharest.
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Novavax Covid Vaccine Highly Effective, But Not Against South Africa Variant
US biotech firm Novavax said Thursday its two-shot Covid-19 vaccine showed an overall efficacy of 89.3 percent in a major Phase 3 clinical trial in Britain, and remained highly effective against a variant first identified there.
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Pfizer-BioNTech Say Their Covid Vaccine Works Against UK, South Africa Variants
The vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to retain its effectiveness against coronavirus mutations in worrying new variants that have emerged recently in Britain and South Africa, the firms said Thursday.
