New Delhi: Two cases of the new Covid variant, Omicron, have been detected in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. Briefing the media on the situation of Covid and vaccination in the country, Health Ministry’s joint secretary Lav Agarwal said that both the cases have been reported in Karnataka, with…Continue Reading
Visakhapatnam: Cyclone Jawad is forming over Central Bay of Bengal, a region of the Bay of Bengal, parallel to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast, around December 3, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated in its latest weather bulletin on Thursday afternoon. The IMD cautioned the people and governments of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to start…Continue Reading
Washington: Scientists have found a possible trigger behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, an advance that may help design new and improved preventives against the viral disease. An international team of researchers investigated vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS),…Continue Reading
Kolkata: The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will perform its famed aerobatic display over Umiam Lake at Shillong in Meghalaya on December 4 to celebrate Swarnim Vijay Varsh. Defence spokesperson in Meghalaya Wing Commander Sreeprakash J informed on Thursday that the Suryakirans would be carrying out a display in Umiam…Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison.The sentencing of Nicholas Mitchell, 39, of Dover, New Hampshire, followed an agreement with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty in…Continue Reading
Norfolk Southern Corp. said its CEO will retire next spring, and it will promote one of its executives to replace him.The railroad said Thursday that Jim Squires will step down as chairman and CEO on May 1 after seven years of leading Norfolk Southern. Chief Marketing Officer Alan Shaw has been promoted to president, and…Continue Reading
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ten people were killed and one person was injured in an attack on a bus carrying workers in an oil field in Syria’s government-held areas, Syria’s state news agency reported Thursday. No details were offered of the nature of the attack or who was behind it. The news agency SANA called…Continue Reading
They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by the long, bloody war in Iraq.Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021.Powell, who died in October,…Continue Reading
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A ball planned for the first Black mayor of a major Florida city has been canceled amid concerns its circus theme was inappropriate in the once-segregated city.The Junior League of St. Petersburg, which has thrown such balls since 2006, scrapped the 2022 event after Mayor-elect Ken Welch declined to attend,…Continue Reading
MINNESOTA (5-6) at DETROIT (0-10-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FoxBETTING LINE: Vikings by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Minnesota 6-5; Detroit 6-4-1.SERIES RECORD: Vikings lead 79-39-2.LAST MEETING: Vikings beat Lions 19-17 on Oct. 10 in Minnesota.LAST WEEK: Vikings lost to 49ers, 34-26; Lions lost to Bears, 16-14.VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (15), PASS (8),…Continue Reading