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New malaria vaccine is world-changing, say scientists
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A malaria vaccine with "world-changing" potential has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford....
China says US is militarizing space
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
China has accused the US of seeking to militarize outer space, after the Pentagon issued a new policy document which deemed space a “priority domain of national military power.”...
Vietnam karaoke bar fire kills at least 32 people
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 32 people have died and others have been injured in a huge fire at a karaoke complex in southern Vietnam near Ho Chi Minh City....
US Approves "Possible Sale" Of $450 Million F-16 Fleet To Pakistan
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Biden administration has approved a $450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan to help it meet current and future counterterrorism threats, in Washin...
40 Rare, Exotic Animals Rescued In Assam In Major Anti-Trafficking Haul
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 40 exotic animals, including a baby wallaby, were rescued in Assam today in one of the biggest hauls of illegally trafficked animals in the state. The seizures were made f...
Inflation cannot be handled only by Centre: FM Sitharaman
Thu Sep 08 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Inflation cannot be handled only by the Centre and ways have to be found to work together with states to manage inflationary matters, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thurs...
UN team issues report on shelled nuclear site
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for an end to all military activity around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and insisted that shelling in the area must s...
Income Tax Raids At Delhi Thinktank Centre for Policy Research
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Searches by the Income Tax Department are underway at Delhi-based independent thinktank Centre for Policy Research. ...
TMC’s coal-belt mainstay, Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak under CBI scanner
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Moloy Ghatak is the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) strongman in the coal belt of Paschim Bardhaman district and has the final say on organisational matters in the region. ...
Putin says West's sanctions fever wrecks European lives
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Vladimir Putin has condemned Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's war in Ukraine as a fever that poses a threat to the entire world....
Bengaluru Flooding - More Rain Forecast As City Battles Chaos
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Water has started receding from several areas of Bengaluru, but residents and IT hubs continue to worry over the weather department's warnings of more rain. ...
US bars 'advanced tech' firms from building China factories
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said. ...
Russia reveals major areas for cooperation with China
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The intense pressure placed on Russia by Western sanctions has forced the country to ramp up efforts to launch new factories and enterprises, according to Executive Director of the...
AAP’s Sanjay Singh tears Delhi L-G’s defamation notice
Wed Sep 07 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh tore a legal notice sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena over the allegations against him made by the party leader in ...
Malaysian businessman linked to US Navy scandal escapes
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Malaysian businessman at the heart of a massive bribery scandal involving the US Navy has escaped house arrest, the US Marshals Service has said....
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly bombing near Russian embassy
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide bombing in Kabul. ...
Israel Army Admits Al Jazeera Reporter May Have Been Shot "Accidentally"
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Israeli army conceded Monday for the first time that one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh after having mistaken her for a militan...
ED raids over 30 locations in Delhi excise policy case
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting searches at 35 locations across the country in connection with a money laundering probe it has launched in connection with the Delhi ...
China quake: Deadly tremor rocks Sichuan city
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 65 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said....
Bengaluru's Day 3 Of Flooding - Power Cuts, Water Supply Hit
Tue Sep 06 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Several areas of Bengaluru remain waterlogged following heavy rainfall that has bared the damage caused by unplanned development in the rapidly growing city. ...