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US court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect-
By PTI WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private ...
Centrafrican mothers desperate in restive northwest-
By AFP PAOUA: A two-year-old boy bawls as his mother gently lays him on scales at a health centre in ...
Death toll from Philippines typhoon passes 20-
By AFP SURIGAO CITY: At least 23 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this ...
Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan-
By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster while ...
Hong Kong election defines dramatic changes-
By Associated Press HONG KONG: Elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Sunday mark the culmination of Beijing’s campaign to ...
Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka as default fears mount-
By AFP COLOMBO: International ratings agency Fitch downgraded cash-strapped Sri Lanka Saturday by one notch to “CC” due to mounting ...
Thai prison set on fire during riot over coronavirus cluster-
By AFP BANGKOK: Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of ...
Indonesia raises Semeru volcano alert, fearing new eruption-
By Associated Press JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru ...
Pfizer study tests extra COVID vaccine dose for kids under 5-
By PTI WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Friday it was changing plans and testing three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in babies ...
Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of Omicron spread; PM dials Pfizer CEO-
By PTI TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday his government is accelerating COVID-19 booster shots and securing oral ...
