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Kazakhstan sees ‘nation-scale internet blackout’ amid protests-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Kazakhstan on Wednesday was seeing a “nation-scale internet blackout” likely in response to unprecedented unrest in ...

German health minister advocates tougher curbs on contacts-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s health minister is advocating tougher curbs on contact between people as the country prepares for ...

South Korea military apologizes for defector’s border crossing-
By Associated Press SEOUL: South Korea’s military apologized Wednesday for causing public concern about its security readiness, days after it ...

Ethiopia detains many Tigrayans deported from Gulf-
By Associated Press NAIROBI: Officials in Ethiopia have arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who recently were ...

Vatican novelty to start New Year as pope urges adoption-
By Associated Press ROME: Pope Francis called Wednesday for simplified adoption procedures and urged couples to have more children as ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave-
By PTI LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday recommended to his Cabinet that England does not need to ...

Hong Kong bans flights from India, 7 other countries until Jan 21-
By PTI BEIJING: Hong Kong on Wednesday reimposed some of its toughest COVID-19 restrictions, banning flights from eight countries including ...

Heavy rain and snow destroy 300 houses in west Pakistan-
By PTI KARACHI: Heavy rains and snowfall in west Pakistan have destroyed at least 300 homes and rendered thousands homeless, ...

With salty language, Macron berates France’s unvaccinated-
By Associated Press PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in parliament and protests from election rivals by using ...

Israel sets COVID-19 record amid zigzag policy and 4th jab-
By Associated Press TEL AVIV: Israel opened to tourists for the first time in nearly two years. After just a ...