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A retro feel to US President Joe Biden’s plan for covering OTC virus testing-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests echoes a ...

Kim Yong Ju, younger brother of North Korea’s founder, dies-
By PTI SEOUL: Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung who was once regarded ...

Antony Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar-
By Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is weighing tough new sanctions ...

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai ‘invited’ Taliban to stop chaos-
By Associated Press KABUL: The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued ...

Major fire breaks out in Hong Kong building, dozens trapped-
By Associated Press HING KONG: Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a ...

Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions-
Associated Press BANGKOK: Human rights activists are lobbying major jewellers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way ...

Child tax credit close to lapsing as December checks go out-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: It’s one of the most far-reaching of all the federal aid programs launched during the COVID-19 ...

New York City weighs cutting off natural gas hookups for new buildings-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: New York City lawmakers are poised to decide Wednesday whether to prohibit most new buildings ...

Fox News Channel stars tried to get Donald Trump to act on January 6, texts show-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during ...

On a single Kentucky street, the tornado killed seven children-
By Associated Press BOWLING GREEN: The little red wagon was strewn upside down on a heap of rubble — a ...