It is the first time the European Medicines Agency has cleared a COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children.

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The country of 1.35 billion celebrated Durga Puja in October and Diwali this month, during which millions of people shopped, travelled and met family, mostly without masks.

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India

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Society

Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against new lockdown rules amid rising Covid-19 cases in Europe.
Tens of thousands of people march in Belgian capital against Covid measure; UK health secretary says vaccination must be voluntary

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Europe

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Europe accounts for more than half of the average 7-day infections globally and about half of latest deaths, according to a Reuters tally, the highest levels since April last year when the virus was at its initial peak in Italy.

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Europe

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Beginning on Nov. 8, foreign, non-immigrant adults traveling to the United States will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions, and all travelers will need to be tested for the virus before boarding an aircraft to the U.S., with tightened restrictions for those who are not fully vaccinated.

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USA

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Tourism

AY.4.2, which some are calling "Delta Plus", contains mutations that might give the virus survival advantages.

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Europe

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US President Joe Biden and Americans over 65 as well as those with underlying health conditions are now eligible for a third jab of the Pfizer vaccine after US authorities had approved it.

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USA

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Politics

The study, based on data from the 43,127 cases in Los Angeles County from May 1 through July 25, was published by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report.

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USA

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