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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaces finance minister as lira crashes-
By Associated Press ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a new treasury and finance minister early Thursday after Lutfi ...

COVID-19 omicron variant brings unpopular restrictions
Greeks who are over age 60 and refuse coronavirus vaccinations could be hit with monthly fines of more than one-quarter of their ...

Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Laos, a nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a ...

China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again-
By Associated Press BEIJING: China’s aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday to return to flying with technical ...

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says he’s leaving politics-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Austria’s former chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, said Thursday that he is quitting politics, two months after stepping ...

Singapore detects two apparent omicron cases, its first-
By Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore’s health ministry said Thursday that preliminary tests detected the new omicron variant of the ...

Teen charged in shooting after Tennessee high school basketball game-
By Associated Press HUMBOLDT: A teenager has been charged in a fatal shooting following a pair of basketball games at ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin urges compliance with safety rules after mine blast-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned officials to strictly observe industrial safety regulations in the ...

Bangladeshi court sentences 13 to death, 19 to life term for lynching six students-
By PTI DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday sentenced 13 people to death and 19 others to life imprisonment for ...

US unemployment claims rise by 28,000 to still-low 222,000-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the U.S. job ...