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Taliban arrests nearly 100 criminal suspects in Kabul-
By ANI KABUL: The Taliban on Sunday claimed to have arrested nearly 100 criminal suspects in Kabul in the past ...

A tale of hope and despair-
By ANI KABUL: Afghan mass exodus post the Taliban took control of the war-torn nation in mid-August, a tale of ...

Police arrests owner of overcrowded boat after 39 deaths-
By AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Monday arrested the owner of an overcrowded ferry that caught fire and killed at ...

COVID, coups and chaos mark tumultuous year for the globe-
By AFP PARIS: From the COVID pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on ...

COVID vaccination mandatory in Singapore for pass approvals from February 2022-
By PTI SINGAPORE: Singapore has made COVID vaccination a mandatory condition for the approval of new applications for work passes, ...

Experts hope to end pandemic crisis by 2022-
By AFP GENEVA: Two years in, as the now Omicron-fuelled COVID crisis rages, there is still hope the pandemic could ...

Australia reports first Omicron death; false results mar Sydney’s COVID fight-
By PTI SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales state reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and confirmed its ...

New York sees increase in hospitalized children as Omicron hammers US-
By AFP WASHINGTON: With Omicron cases on the rise, New York health officials have reported an increase in hospitalized children, ...

EXPLAINER | New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch-
By PTI WASHINGTON: Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home. But that ...