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Taliban to hold meeting in Norway next week-
By Associated Press COPENHAGEN: A Taliban delegation plans to travel to Norway next week for talks with the Norwegian government ...

Yemen prison airstrike killed, injured over 100-
By Associated Press DUBAI: A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed and wounded over 100 ...

Intel building USD 20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage-
By Associated Press COLUMBUS: Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global ...

Nepal PM Deuba calls for three-tier elections within a year-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal will hold three-tier elections within a year, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announced on Friday, urging ...

COVID-19: Russia hits all-time high infections, blames omicron variant
Daily new coronavirus infections in Russia reached an all-time high Friday and authorities blamed the highly contagious omicron variant, which ...

Justice Ayesha Malik becomes first woman judge of Pakistan Supreme Court-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Friday gave his approval to the elevation of Lahore High Court Justice ...

Latin America and Asia latest to get hit with omicron surge-
By Associated Press SAN JOSE: In Costa Rica, officials are encouraging those infected with the coronavirus to skip voting in ...

Top US, Russia diplomats hold ‘frank’ and ‘honest’ talks, reach no breakthroughs
Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Geneva on Friday, with no significant progress despite both sides ...

EU nations urge stronger borders to ease migration pressure-
By Associated Press VILNIUS: Ministers from European Union nations under pressure from unauthorized border crossings asked Friday for more action ...

Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal leaves many with second thoughts on the UK’s PM
For Boris Johnson, facts have always been flexible. The British prime minister’s career is littered with doctored quotes, tall tales, exaggerations ...