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WHO deploys team in South Africa to tackle Omicron variant as COVID doubling rate rises alarmingly-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of officials to South Africa’s Gauteng province, the ...
Variants, boosters turn rich-poor COVID vaccine gap into chasm amid Omicron threat-
By PTI PARIS: The global initiative to share coronavirus vaccines fairly already scaled back its pledge to the world’s poor ...
As omicron looms, US is still battling the delta wave-
By PTI WASHINGTON: While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus ...
Germany backs lockdown restrictions for the unvaccinated
Unvaccinated people across Germany will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues, Chancellor Angela Merkel ...
What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? It’s on hold indefinitely because of ...
Lebanese businesses pay steep price for standoff with Saudis-
By Associated Press BEIRUT: A Lebanese DJ was days away from moving to Riyadh to play for a month in ...
Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and receive kickbacks
A prominent mayor in Puerto Rico accused of awarding 50 contracts worth nearly $10 million to an asphalt company has ...
South Africa’s new COVID cases double in one day as Omicron spreads-
By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a ...
South Africa’s new COVID cases double in one day amid as Omicron spreads-
By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a ...