Health experts and scientists are probing a recently-discovered Omicron's sub-variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to determine the potential impact and study how it could affect future pandemic spread.

COVID-19: Is Omicron 'sub-variant' BA.2 a threat in India? More than 400 cases found in England

A family of four Indians, including a baby, froze to death as they were allegedly trying to cross the US-Canada border illegally in a sub-zero temperature. As per a report by The Indian Express, the family is believed to be from a small village in the Gandhinagar region, which is in the eastern state of Gujarat.

Indians killed in freezing temperature at US-Canada border reportedly from village in Gujarat

In the past couple of days, a quite unusual and striking hashtag has dominated the social media trends in India, especially on the microblogging site Twitter. Hashtag 'Marriage Strike' was trending in India, with thousands of people weighing in with their opinion and thought process around the context.

Why do men want 'Marriage Strike'? A social media debate is raging in India over criminalising marital rape

Taslima Nasreen, the renowned author and feminist, has reacted after critics claimed that her "readymade babies" remark was directed towards Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas after the couple announced that they recently welcomed a baby through surrogacy.

After massive backlash, writer Taslima Nasreen says her remarks on surrogacy was not aimed at Priyanka, Nick

Seeking escape from grinding poverty in northern Vietnam, the 43-year-old farmer labored for years on construction sites in Kuwait and Uzbekistan before being offered a ticket to what he was told would be “the promised land” — Europe, and a job with a good salary.

'Miserable and dangerous': A failed Chinese promise in Serbia

Subhash Chandra Bose: Last days of Indian freedom fighter still a matter of speculations, conspiracy theories

After Beijing's action, the United States has suspended 44 Chinese passenger flights from America to China, authorities informed on Friday. In order to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chinese government had suspended some US carrier flights.

After Beijing's action, US suspends more than 40 passenger flights to China operated by Chinese carriers

Ukrainian soldiers, Kalashnikov rifles slung over their shoulders, patrolled through a silent, snowy forest, passing homes so long abandoned that vines twirl through the broken windows.

Defend Chernobyl during an invasion? Why bother, some Ukrainians ask.

Syed Naeem Shah, who is serving a life sentence in Pakistan for murder has won a prestigious scholarship to study further after he passed intermediate exams with distinction.

A convicted murderer in Pakistan wins scholarship to study further

A report on coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits highlights a critical situation in Pakistan as it has been stated that the majority of the virus testing is apparently inaccurate.

Pakistan using 80% of COVID-19 testing kits of substandard quality: Report

At least six people were killed and more than 20 were injured in a building fire in an Indian city Mumbai on Saturday (January 22), an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed.

India: Six people dead, more than 20 injured in fire at Mumbai high-rise

Some countries around the world are witnessing a record rise in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases after the emergence of the Omicron variant. The 'variant of concern' Omicron was detected in November last year and was speculated to be the most worrying Covid variant since delta with a large number of mutations.

Will COVID-19 start diminishing in 2022 or the world will see new variants?

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