MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defense production, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. PHOTO PHOTO: Indian Minister of Defense Shri Rajnath Singh speaks to the media following the US-India Ministerial Dialogue 2 + 2 in 2019 …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic coronavirus transmission on Sunday, but warned against complacency as countries such as Vietnam and Australia, which once controlled the virus, are now battling resistance to infections. PHILO PHOTO: People walk on Lambton Quay Street in Wellington, New Zealand, 23 …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The second-most populous state in Australia, Victoria, reported the deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday, with 17 people dying, when police planned a planned anti-mask rally in the capital Melbourne lost. FILE PHOTO: Federation Square is seen without people after Melbourne, Australia, returned to a …
Read More »Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the last three decades and an expert on pandemics for the last four decades, has been optimistic about a vaccine arriving in late 2020 or early 2021, but he has also warned the public about their expectations …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday launched her re-election campaign promising a “laser-like” focus on boosting jobs and economic growth hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO PHOTO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque …
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