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Spiralling COVID infections grip low-vaccination parts of Europe, WHO expresses concern-
By PTI ZAGREB (CROATIA): Countries throughout Central and Eastern Europe reported spiralling coronavirus cases Thursday, with several hitting new daily ...
AstraZeneca withdraws request for Swiss approval of universal COVID shot-
By PTI BERLIN: AstraZeneca said Thursday that it is withdrawing its application for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland ...
US mandates vaccines or COVID tests for big companies by January 4-
By PTI NEW YORK: Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need ...
Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions-
By Associated Press AUSTIN: The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new election laws that outlasted a summer of ...
US President Joe Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but fights remain-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Democrats in the House appear on the verge of advancing President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion-and-growing domestic ...
American tourists in hiding at Cancun resort after reports of active shooter
American tourists went into hiding at a Hyatt resort in Cancun, Mexico Thursday afternoon amid reports of an active shooter. Mike ...
China mocks ‘powerless’ Biden over climate summit ‘apology’
China has taken President Biden’s comments in Glasgow climate summit as a chance to mock the president as “powerless,” despite ...
Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker
Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S. ...
Iranians mark anniversary of 1979 US embassy takeover by chanting ‘Death to America’
Thousands of Iranians gathered on Tehran streets Thursday for the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy, chanting ...