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In a first, Starbucks workers agree to unionize in New York’s Buffalo-
By Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y.: Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, December ...
‘Preliminary positive’ first Omicron case reported in Singapore’s Changi Airport-
By PTI SINGAPORE: A passenger service staff member at Singapore’s international airport is one of the two vaccinated cases who ...
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi wins top global award for architecture-
By PTI LONDON: Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest ...
Pakistani Taliban won’t extend November cease-fire with government-
By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban said on Thursday they will not extend a cease-fire agreed to last month, ...
Chopin’s last piano undergoes renovation by US expert
The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed in Paris is being renovated by a U.S. expert who ...
Former women’s world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo named as new French Open director-
By AFP PARIS: Former women’s number one Amelie Mauresmo was on Thursday named director of the French Open, replacing Guy ...
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday said that democracy must deliver on people’s aspirations as ...
US Food and Drug Administration authorizes Pfizer booster for 16- and 17-year-olds-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The US is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose ...
UAE’s Sharjah city adopts three-day weekend for formal sector-
By AFP DUBAI: The southern Gulf emirate of Sharjah announced on Thursday a shift to a three-day weekend for the ...
Austria rolls out vaccine mandate with fines up to $4,000 for those who flout it
Austria plans to impose fines of up to 3,600 euros (around $4,000) on people who flout a coronavirus vaccine mandate it aims ...
