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Beijing reports highest COVID cases since June 2020 ahead of Winter Olympics-
By AFP BEIJING: Beijing recorded its highest number of new COVID-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as ...

Snow ‘bomb’ unleashes blizzard on eastern US, five states including New York declare emergency-
By AFP BOSTON: Blinding snow whipped up by powerful winds pummeled the eastern United States on Saturday, as one of ...

US woman, who allegedly led all-female ISIS battalion in Syria, charged with planning attacks-
By AFP WASHINGTON: An American woman who allegedly led an all-female Islamic State battalion in Syria has been charged with ...

What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of Omicron?-
By PTI WASHINGTON: Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron ...

North Korea fires missile into sea off east coast
North Korea fired projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Sunday, ...

Britain considering major NATO deployment amid Ukraine crisis
Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders in response to ...

Russia will hit US with cyberattack if sanctioned, cyber expert warns: ‘We are already in warfare state’
A top cybersecurity official Saturday warned that the U.S. is “already in a warfare state” with Russia and said it ...

Thousands protest COVID mandates and restrictions in Ottawa
Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital on Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns.The sounds of honking horns ...

NATO chief stresses unity in face of China, Russia threat: ‘They do not share our values’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday that a strong alliance amongst member nations is more “important than ever” amid mounting ...

North Korea to chair UN disarmament forum for 4 weeks in 2022
North Korea has nabbed a spot at the nuclear weapons table – and will be chairing it soon.The United Nations’ ...