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Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in biblical Bethlehem-
By Associated Press BETHLEHEM: The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for its second straight Christmas Eve hit by ...
More Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong-
By Associated Press HONG KONG: Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese ...
US bans Xinjiang imports, forcing firms to navigate sticky diplomacy-
By AFP China’s foreign ministry urged the United States to “immediately correct its mistakes,” threatening to “make a further response,” ...
Myanmar army airstrikes send hundreds fleeing into Thailand-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas, sending ...
State Dept-
By PTI WASHINGTON: Amid growing concerns of surging COVID-19 cases, the US has announced that it will waive the in-person ...
At least 36 people killed in fire aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh-
By PTI DHAKA: At least 36 people died and nearly 200 others were injured on Friday, December 24, 2021, after a ...
Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics-
By Associated Press TOKYO: Japan announced Friday, December 24, 2021, it won’t send a delegation of ministers to represent the ...
South Korea ex-President Park, jailed for corruption, is pardoned-
By BNS SEOUL: The South Korean government said Friday, December 24, 2021, it will grant a special pardon to former President ...
Singapore experts-
By PTI SINGAPORE: The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with ...
UK data suggests hospitalization is less likely with omicron
LONDON – Preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50% to 70% less likely ...
