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Singapore enhances safety measures at airport as Omicron spreads overseas-
By PTI SINGAPORE: Singapore has enhanced safety measures for all airport workers who interact with arriving passengers at the Changi ...

Visitors return to Afghan national museum Taliban once ransacked-
By AFP KABUL: Afghanistan’s national museum is once again welcoming visitors and exhibiting pre-Islamic artefacts with the Taliban’s blessing — ...

UN agency ‘forced’ to cut food aid to Yemen due to lack of funds-
By AFP SANAA: The World Food Programme said Wednesday it was “forced” to cut aid to Yemen due to lack ...

Libyan parliament says ‘impossible’ to hold presidential vote-
By PTI CAIRO: A Libyan parliamentary committee said Wednesday that it has become “impossible” to hold a long-awaited presidential vote ...

Gaza's old battery pileups pose risk to health, environment
The most pressing threat, he said, is that “the batteries break and ooze liquid that includes sulfuric acid and leaks ...

Israeli PM Bennett meets US national security advisor on Iran-
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held talks with the US national security advisor on Wednesday, as Israel ...

Israeli PM meets US national security adviser on Iran-
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held talks with the US national security adviser Wednesday, as Israel reaffirmed its ...

California to require booster shots for healthcare workers-
By Associated Press SACRAMENTO: California will require health care workers to get a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. ...

Sri Lanka inflation hits record high as food crisis looms-
By AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a record 11.1 per cent in November, official figures showed Wednesday, and authorities ...

Search efforts underway after migrant boat sinks off Greece-
By Associated Press ATHENS: Greece’s coast guard says a broad search and rescue operation has been launched after a boat ...