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With close to three lakh infections, new COVID cases in US soar to highest levels on record-
By PTI CHICAGO: More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the US ...
South Africa reinstates Covid contact tracing, quarantine requirements-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Wednesday brought back the requirements of contact tracing and quarantine under certain circumstances amid ...
German minister says cases much higher than data show; France logs record number of new infec-
By PTI BERLIN: Germany’s health minister said Wednesday that the country’s coronavirus infection rate is likely two to three times ...
Belgium reverses COVID cultural rules after court verdict: The show must go on!
The move was a victory for the culture sector, which said it was being unfairly targeted by the rules. Source ...
US aviation market feels Omicron heat-
By PTI NEW YORK: Hundreds of flights were cancelled Wednesday as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travellers and ...
Ugandan author who called leader’s son ‘obese’ detained by government: ‘Men with guns are breaking my door’
Acclaimed Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a well-known critic of the country’s authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Lt. Gen. ...
WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta COVID cases
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 ...
How China dismantled Hong Kong’s democracy in 2021
As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong.On Wednesday, a vocal pro-democracy ...
Pakistan sets up first-ever body of Hindu leaders to take care of minority community’s temples-
By PTI Pakistan on Wednesday announced that it has set up the first-ever body of Hindu leaders to take care ...
China cries foul on returned Delta flight over COVID entry requirements: ‘not consistent with the facts’
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday pushed back against crew member claims that pandemic-related cleaning requirements forced a Delta ...
