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Israel says it successfully tests long-range missile defence-
By Associated Press JERUSALEM: Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the ...
US Airlines again warn of potential disruption from 5G rollout-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans ...
EXPLAINER: 5G and air travel
CEOs of the nation’s largest airlines say that interference from the new 5G wireless service on aeroplane altimeters is worse ...
Australia reports record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under pressure
Australia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope ...
Afghanistan quake death toll reaches 26, including children-
By Associated Press KABUL: The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the ...
Kazakhstan’s ex-leader Nursultan Nazarbayev rejects reports that he fled abroad-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Kazakhstan’s influential former leader released a short video on Tuesday in which he talked about the ...
Poland braces for highest infection rate so far in new Covid wave-
By Associated Press WARSAW: Poland’s health officials say that the country has entered a new, fifth wave, in the coronavirus pandemic, ...
At 43, Malta legislator Roberta Metsola becomes third female EU Parliament president, youngest till-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat from Malta, was elected president of the European Union’s parliament Tuesday, ...
Amid invasion speculations, Russian military starts combat drills as Ukraine talks stall-
By AFP BELARUS: Russian troops arrived in Belarus on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, for snap military drills, as Moscow hosted Germany’s ...
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa vows to fix ‘misconceptions’ over human rights record-
By AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president vowed Tuesday, January 18, 2022, to change “misconceptions” of his country’s human rights record, ...
