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Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed to public
With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital say they’re ...
WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows-
By Associated Press GENEVA: The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 ...
Indonesian militant gets 15 years in jail over Bali attacks-
By PTI JAKARTA: An Islamic militant who eluded capture for 18 years was sentenced to 15 years in prison on ...
Ancient straws were made of gold and silver and used for communal boozing: Study
If correct, these objects represent the earliest material evidence of drinking through long tubes—a practice that became common during feasts ...
UK consumer prices rise at fastest pace in almost 30 years-
By PTI LONDON: Consumer prices in the United Kingdom have risen at the fastest pace in almost 30 years as ...
Japan widens COVID curbs, including in Tokyo, as cases surge-
By PTI TOKYO: Tokyo and a dozen other areas in Japan are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions effective Friday, ...
Young Asian woman breaks her husband’s fingers after learning about his plans to remarry; court conv-
By Online Desk DUBAI: A 25-year-old Asian woman and her husband were sentenced to six months in prison and deportation ...
‘Ellen’s Game of Games’ cancelled after four seasons-
By PTI LOS ANGELES: TV network NBC has decided to not renew Ellen DeGeneres-led unscripted show “Ellen’s Game of Games” ...
Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, ...
Colombian author García Márquez had secret Mexican daughter-
By Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia: For decades renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez kept the public from knowing about an intimate ...
