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WHO chief makes case for 2nd term as Ethiopia criticizes him-
By PTI GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus laid out more plans Tuesday to fight the virus as ...

Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults-
By PTI NEW YORK: Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious ...

Fire, clash at nightclub kill 19 people in Indonesia: Police-
By Associated Press JAKARTA: A nightclub in Indonesia’s West Papua province burned after two groups clashed inside the building and ...

Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions-
By Associated Press CAMBRIDGE: The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college ...

US combat jet crashes in South China Sea exercise, seven hurt-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: A U.S. Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea crashed ...

Omicron surge hits Czech hospitals hard
PRAGUE — The number of COVID-19 patients in the Czech Republic has begun to grow amid a record surge of ...

IMF cuts India’s economy growth forecast to 9 per cent in FY22-
By PTI WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India’s economic growth forecast to 9 per cent for the ...

Ukraine racing to downplay fears of Russia invasion as US sends military aid
Ukraine’s government is scrambling Tuesday to downplay concerns of a potential Russian invasion, despite the U.S. delivering another shipment of ...