Vatican novelty to start New Year as pope urges adoption-
By Associated Press ROME: Pope Francis called Wednesday for simplified adoption procedures and urged couples to have more children as […]
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave-
By PTI LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday recommended to his Cabinet that England does not need to
Hong Kong bans flights from India, 7 other countries until Jan 21-
By PTI BEIJING: Hong Kong on Wednesday reimposed some of its toughest COVID-19 restrictions, banning flights from eight countries including
Heavy rain and snow destroy 300 houses in west Pakistan-
By PTI KARACHI: Heavy rains and snowfall in west Pakistan have destroyed at least 300 homes and rendered thousands homeless,
With salty language, Macron berates France’s unvaccinated-
By Associated Press PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in parliament and protests from election rivals by using
Israel sets COVID-19 record amid zigzag policy and 4th jab-
By Associated Press TEL AVIV: Israel opened to tourists for the first time in nearly two years. After just a
Kazakhstan’s president declares state of emergency as protests over fuel price jump turns violent
Violent protests broke out in Kazakhstan’s most populated city on Wednesday over fuel prices that resulted in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Katyusha rocket hits military base at Baghdad airport-
By Associated Press BAGHDAD: A Katyusha rocket struck an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport on
Virus surge tests limits of primary health care in Europe-
By Associated Press MADRID: Like many people, Alberto Pérez of Madrid used a home test to discover that his headache
Birth rates in China’s 10 provincial-level regions fall below 1 per cent, showing demographic crisis-
By PTI BEIJING: Birth rates in 10 of China’s provincial-level regions fell below one per cent in 2020, accentuating the