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Top German court upholds disputed national COVID measures-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s highest court on Tuesday rejected complaints against curfews and other restrictions imposed by federal legislation ...

Pentagon report on strengthening US bases in Guam, Australia aims to encircle China: Official
A senior US defence official said that the Pentagon will focus on building up bases in Guam and Australia to ...

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg rules out system for expelling members-
By Associated Press RIGA: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that there’s little chance the military organization would ever introduce ...

Omicron variant already affecting flight bookings: EasyJet-
By Associated Press LONDON: British airline easyJet said Tuesday that it is already seeing some impact on demand from the ...

First French omicron case on Indian Ocean island of Reunion-
By Associated Press PARIS: Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday ...

United Kingdom competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy-
By Associated Press LONDON: The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network ...

Omicron was in Netherlands days earlier than first thought-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization ...

Uganda launches joint strikes in Congo against ADF rebels-
By Associated Press DAKAR: Uganda’s army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group ...

Maldives’ top court annuls prison term for former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom-
By Associated Press MALE: The highest court in the Maldives on Tuesday overturned the prison sentence of the country’s former ...

EMA chief Emer Cooke says European Union is ready to deal with new omicron variant-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: The European Union’s medical agency chief said Tuesday that it is ready to deal with the ...