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Hopes, fears in Finnish Christmas country as Omicron looms-
By PTI ROVANIEMI: Workers at Santa Claus Village, a holiday theme park on the edge of the Arctic Circle, chipped ...
Daily Omicron cases in the UK triple to more than 10,000; death toll jumps to seven-
By PTI LONDON: More than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been reported in the UK in the highest daily surge ...
Fauci on US’ plan to combat Omicron-
By PTI WILMINGTON: The COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world,” the White House’s top medical adviser said on ...
4 dead in highway flyover collapse in central China-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Four people died and eight were injured after a section of a highway flyover in China’s ...
Malaysia’s worst flooding in years leaves 30,000 people displaced-
By AFP More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battles some of its ...
Sudan police fire tear gas as thousands rally for revolt anniversary-
By AFP Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied Sunday to mark three years since the start of mass demonstrations ...
13 killed in land dispute in Guatemala: Police
Chinquix borders the town of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan. Disputes over water and land between the two localities date back to ...
German defence minister backs stronger sanctions on Russia-
By AFP German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday called for harsher sanctions against Russia over its troop deployment on ...
2 rockets strike inside Green Zone-
By Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two rockets struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the U.S. embassy, causing ...
Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan-
By AFP KABUL: Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday, ...