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Auckland reopens as New Zealand tries new coronavirus approach-
By Associated Press WELLINGTON: Bars, restaurants and gyms reopened in Auckland on Friday as the last major parts of a ...

Mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province lynches Sri Lankan citizen over ‘blasphemy’-
By PTI LAHORE: A mob in Pakistan on Friday, December 3, 2021, lynched a Sri Lankan national before burning his ...

China launches its first USD 6 billion cross-border BRI train with Laos-
By PTI BEIJING: China on Friday, December 3, 2021, launched the first USD 6 billion cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar ...

Ukraine says Russia amassed over 94,000 troops at border-
By Associated Press KYIV: Ukraine’s defense minister estimated Friday that Russia has amassed more than 94,000 troops near their borders ...

Sri Lankan police launch probe in major power outage-
By PTI COLOMBO: A major power failure affected most parts of Sri Lanka on Friday, December 3, 2021, prompting the ...

WHO has no reports yet of Covid deaths from Omicron variant-
By AFP GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday, December 3, 2021, it had not seen any reports of deaths ...

'No one can force women to marry by coercion or pressure': Taliban
“The Islamic Emirate's leadership directs all relevant organisations… to take serious action to enforce Women's Rights,” the decree states, quoting ...

Pope Francis speaks out on healing the rift between the Catholic and Orthodox churches
Pope Francis lamented centuries of hostility and prejudice that have divided Catholics and Orthodox as he met Friday with the ...

Pakistan allows India to transport wheat, life-saving drugs to Afghanistan on Afghan trucks: FO
India said discussions with Pakistan are going on to finalise the modalities for the transportation of its aid to Afghanistan ...

UAE agrees to buy French warplanes as Macron visits Gulf-
By Associated Press NICE, France: France announced the signing Friday, December 2, 2021, of a 16 billion-euro ($18 billion) armaments mega-contract ...