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US appoints envoy to defend Afghan women’s rights

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, signaling a key priority as the Taliban ratchet...

Nine Serbs indicted for killing around 100 Muslims during Bosnian war

SARAJEVO: A Bosnian war crimes prosecutor has indicted nine Bosnian Serbs for the killing of around 100 Muslim Bosniaks, including seven entire families, early...

Palestinian American ‘outsider’ calls for empathy in Chicago election bid

CHICAGO: A Palestinian American professor is hoping to win a US Congress seat in a newly created Chicago-land area district with no incumbent. Iymen Chehade,...

Thailand warns of spike in COVID-19 cases after ‘super-spreader’ event

Author: ReutersID: 1640768004954905300Wed, 2021-12-29 08:38 BANGKOK: Thai health authorities warned on Wednesday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the...

Public shaming of alleged COVID-19 rule breakers sparks backlash in China

Author: AFPID: 1640762510684803400Wed, 2021-12-29 07:07BEIJING: Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of COVID-19 rules through the streets, state media reported Wednesday,...

Poland reports highest daily number of COVID-related deaths in fourth wave

Author: ReutersID: 1640760934934700200Wed, 2021-12-29 06:51 WARSAW: Poland reported 794 COVID-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily number in the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Minister...

Japan braces for omicron spread as New Year’s travelers fan across country

Author: ReutersID: 1640760547704692200Wed, 2021-12-29 06:44 TOKYO: Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Crete, felt in Egyptian cities

Author: ReutersID: 1640755968354555200Wed, 2021-12-29 05:19 ATHENS: An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There were no immediate reports of...

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

SYDNEY: Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an...

Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO

GENEVA: The risk posed by the omicron variant is still "very high," the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19 case numbers shot up...

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