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Gold prices gained on Wednesday as the dollar weakened, with investors looking past a top U.S. Republican leader's decision to postpone a Senate vote on increased pandemic relief payments.

Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he anticipates more cases of these fasterspreading mutations will emerge.

Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID19 virus.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.35 against the US dollar, then inched higher to 73.33 against the greenback, registering a rise of 9 paise over its previous close.

In Delhi, 22-carat and 24-carat gold are priced at Rs 48,820 and Rs 53,250. In Chennai and Mumbai, 22-carat gold can be purchased at Rs 47,180 and Rs 49, 230, while 24-carat gold is coming at Rs 51,480 and Rs 50,230.

Karima Baloch was "politically assassinated in Toronto by Pakistani military and ISI operatives", Waheed Baloch, the former speaker of Balochistan provincial Assembly, said.

Lebanon can ration $2 billion in reserves left for subsidies to last six more months, the caretaker prime minister said on Tuesday, as the country's financial meltdown raises fears of rising hunger.

The decadeslong fight by Argentine womens groups for legal abortion was being decided by the Senate in a debate Tuesday that could change the outlook for the procedure across a continent where it is still largely illegal.

Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday, retreating from intraday highs, while oil prices gained ground as investors looked to Washington for signs that an enhanced stimulus package would pass a U.S. Senate vote.

A strong winter storm began making its way across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads.

London, Dec 29 (AP) Some people in Britain have received their second and final dose of coronavirus vaccine as the country's immunisation program rolls on. Margaret Keenan, 91, who became the first person in the U.K. to get a vaccine on December 8, had...

Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding.

Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the prospect of additional U.S. stimulus bolstered the metal's appeal and weighed on the dollar, with Washington's lawmakers set to vote on larger coronavirus relief checks.

A member of 1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing Indian football team, Nikhil Nandy died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to family sources.

South superstar Pawan Kalyan has finished shooting his upcoming film "Vakeel Saab", the Telugu remake of 2016 Hindi film Pink, the makers said on Tuesday. Film producer Boney Kapoor shared the update on Twitter.

Telugu cinema star Varun Tej announced on Instagram that he has tested Covid-19 positive, hours after Ram Charan shared that he had contracted the Coronavirus.