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New virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia-
By PTI SYDNEY: New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000, just ...

Germany to close nuclear reactors amid one of the worst European energy crises-
By AFP BERLIN: Germany will shut down three nuclear power plants on Friday, December 31, 2021, even as Europe faces one of ...

Omicron is now the main coronavirus variant in France: Official
The number of COVID-19 infections in France has seen a big increase in the last few days, the country's public ...

US woman tests Covid-positive mid-air between Chicago and Iceland, isolates for 5 hours in bathroom-
By PTI NEW YORK: A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for ...

U.S. Census Bureau-
By Associated Press The world’s population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year’s Day 2022, according to ...

Johnson & Johnson Covid booster highly effective against severe Omicron: Study
Antibody levels rose steadily after two Pfizer shots and a J&J shot, and were at higher levels after four weeks. ...

Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan-
By Associated Press SHEDAI CAMP (Afghanistan): In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced ...

India votes in favour of UNSC resolution to renew mandate of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive D-
By PTI UNITED NATIONS: India, which will chair the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in 2022, voted in favour ...

Omicron wave may have peaked in South Africa, President lifts overnight curfew-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules that were first imposed nearly two years ago, with officials ...

Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US-
By Associated Press BOSTON: Haseena Niazi had pinned her hopes of getting her fiancé out of Afghanistan on a rarely used ...