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EXPLAINER | How can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine?
By PTI WASHINGTON: Children younger than 5 can’t get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. yet, but there are steps you ...

EXPLAINER | What COVID-19 therapies currently are available in US?-
By PTI WASHINGTON: The U.S. recently added two new weapons to its small arsenal against the coronavirus: pills that patients ...

Putin demands US assurances on security as Russia completes hypersonic weapons test
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced caution over drawing his country into any conflict even as he confirmed that the Russian ...

South Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye granted pardon
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he will pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is ...

Massive Bangladesh ferry fire kills at least 39
A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and ...

Korean-pop band BTS member Suga tests positive for coronavirus-
By PTI NEW DELHI: K-pop band BTS member Suga has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was shared by their ...

China denounces US law on Xinjiang imports, dismisses allegations of forced labour as lies-
By Associated Press BEIJING: The Chinese government on Friday denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a ...

Chinese officials face punishment over Covid outbreak in locked down city of Xi’an-
By AFP BEIJING: Dozens of officials have been punished over a virus outbreak in the locked-down city of Xi’an, China’s ...

Germany anticipates surge of omicron cases over holiday period-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s health minister said Friday that the proportion of coronavirus infections with the new omicron variant ...

Major airlines Lufthansa, Delta, United, report cancellations over Christmas-
By Associated Press FRANKFURT: At least three major airlines have reported cancelling dozens of flights as illnesses largely tied to ...