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COVID-19: Russia hits all-time high infections, blames omicron variant
Daily new coronavirus infections in Russia reached an all-time high Friday and authorities blamed the highly contagious omicron variant, which ...
Justice Ayesha Malik becomes first woman judge of Pakistan Supreme Court-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Friday gave his approval to the elevation of Lahore High Court Justice ...
Latin America and Asia latest to get hit with omicron surge-
By Associated Press SAN JOSE: In Costa Rica, officials are encouraging those infected with the coronavirus to skip voting in ...
Top US, Russia diplomats hold ‘frank’ and ‘honest’ talks, reach no breakthroughs
Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Geneva on Friday, with no significant progress despite both sides ...
EU nations urge stronger borders to ease migration pressure-
By Associated Press VILNIUS: Ministers from European Union nations under pressure from unauthorized border crossings asked Friday for more action ...
Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal leaves many with second thoughts on the UK’s PM
For Boris Johnson, facts have always been flexible. The British prime minister’s career is littered with doctored quotes, tall tales, exaggerations ...
More mutations ahead? Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant under investigation in UK-
By PTI LONDON: The UK health authorities on Friday said they will be conducting further analysis into a sub-lineage of ...
China criticizes US missile sanctions as hypocrisy
China on Friday criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies the U.S. says exported missile technology, and accused the ...
Romania hits pandemic record of nearly 20,000 infections-
By PTI Romania on Friday hit a new pandemic record of 19,649 COVID-19 infections amid a rapid rise of cases, ...
Pope Francis pledges justice for victims of abuse after predecessor faulted
Pope Francis pledged Friday to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse, a day after an independent audit faulted ...
