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Russian plague lab researcher dies of pneumonia of ‘unknown’ originA 28-year-old worker at an Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died from unknown pneumonia. Russian authorities are inves...
Plague bacteria Yersinia pestis breaks free of lab in Russia, White House monitoring suspected outbreak after laboratory worker dies: Here is what happenedThe woman who died worked at an anti-plague research facility in Russia's Irkutsk region. Russian authorities took precautionary measures a...
Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
Multi-institutional team tracks virus behind India's lumpy skin cattleIISc team led by Utpal Tatu researched LSDV strains in India, revealing high genetic variations impacting vaccine development. The study hi...
A new virus on the horizon: How melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs & why it is worryingThis is not the first time that a viable virus has been detected in permafrost samples.
Russia breaks Covid case record for third dayThe European country worst hit by the pandemic registered 63,205 cases over 24 hours, beating previous records of 57,212 on Saturday and 49...
China's COVID-19 outbreak developing rapidly, health official saysSome 377 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms were reported from Oct. 17-29, National Health Commission (NHC) data showed...
China sounds Covid-19 alarm as Delta variant spreads to 18 provincesAt least 18 provinces in China have sounded alarm about Covid-19 as more than 300 domestic cases were detected in 10 days, posing great cha...
Russia sets another Covid record as world battles Delta variantRussia has so far ruled out a new lockdown to fight surging Delta infections, even as it reported 697 deaths on Saturday -- setting a new r...
Crude oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policyOPEC+ is currently curbing output by just over 7 million bpd to support prices and reduce oversupply.
Global worries as Covid infections spike in Russia, Brazil, IndiaThe surges come even as much of Asia, Europe and scores of US states have seen enough progress in their fight against the virus to focus on...
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily riseMore than half of all cases and deaths are in Moscow, the epicentre of Russia's outbreak, which on Thursday reported a record overnight inc...
Northwest China sees return of coronavirus casesShaanxi province reported 21 new infections from abroad as well as seven cases with no clinical symptoms, all of whom were travellers on a ...
COVID-19: China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan, last batch of medics leaveAs the number of coronavirus cases abates, China shutdown one of its largest makeshift hospitals built in February to treat the surging COV...
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...
China welcomes support from BRICS to its efforts to combat coronavirusRussia, the current chairman of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) on Wednesday issued a statement extending support of...
- India issues advisory against travel to US, UK, France, Canada
As the Union health ministries' high-level meeting on swine flu outbreak ended on Monday, the government issued a travel advisory, asking I...
- India issues travel advisory in wake of swine flu epidemic
As the Union health ministries' high-level meeting on swine flu outbreak ended on Monday, the government issued a travel advisory, asking I...