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Japan executes three prisoners in first hangings since 2019-
By AFP TOKYO: Japan hanged three prisoners on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, with the government saying it was ...
New Zealand announces measures to keep out omicron variant-
By PTI WELLINGTON: New Zealand will shorten the gap between second COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the ...
Biden to urge Americans to get vaccinated as Christmas nears-
By PTI WASHINGTON: As coronavirus cases surge in the days before Christmas, President Joe Biden plans to stress in a ...
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka hiked; government says talks on with India for LoC-
By PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s state oil entity and the Indian Oil Corporation’s local subsidiary have raised the prices of ...
Bidens welcome new puppy and cat; Major to stay with friends-
By PTI WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday introduced the newest member of his family, a purebred German shepherd puppy ...
US reports 1st Omicron-related death as unvaccinated man dies-
By PTI HOUSTON: The US has reported its first death due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus with ...
Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for ...
South Africa’s president back to work after COVID isolation as country reels under Omicron-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work following a week of isolation after testing positive ...
UK records 91,743 COVID cases, PM says data under constant review-
By PTI LONDDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said the Cabinet was monitoring COVID-19 data “hour by hour” as ...
Moderna says its initial booster data shows good results on Omicron-
By PTI WASHINGTON: Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly ...
