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The new variant, called B.1.1529, carries an unusually large number of mutations, Francois Balloux, director of the UCL Genetics Institute, said in a statement published by the Science Media Centre. It’s likely to have evolved during a chronic infection of an immuno-compromised person, possibly in an untreated HIV/AIDS patient, he said.
Future last year announced plans to sell its retail assets to Reliance Industries for $3.4 billion last year, prompting a legal challenge from the US company that says the deal violates the terms of a partnership the retail chain signed with it in 2019.
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