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Omicron is not common cold, warns WHO

Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal…

CDC: Omicron accounts for 95% of new cases in USA

New York: The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials’ latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates…
Global Covid caseload tops 295 million

Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 295 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.45 million and vaccinations to over 9.24 billion, according…
US-based Muslim civil liberties organization urges Tesla to close showroom in Xinjiang

Washington: A major Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States has called on Tesla motors CEO Elon Musk to close a recently-opened showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, saying no American corporation…
Taiwan reports local cases of Omicron

Taipei: Two Covid infections in Taiwan that had been considered imported have been reclassified as local and determined to be caused by the Omicron variant, media reports said. While as per Central…
US reports 1 mn COVID-19 cases, breaks previous records

Washington: Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection…

China denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms

Beijing: A senior Chinese arms control official denied Tuesday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, though he said it is taking steps to modernise its nuclear forces. Fu Cong,…
Australia’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations’ hit new records

Sydney: New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centres across the country. In New South Wales, Australia’s most-populous state, 23,131 new…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with intestinal obstruction

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement. The hospital where he…
France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected

Paris: French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’. The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have…
Emma Watson takes pro-Palestine stance on Instagram

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson took a pro-Palestine stance with an Instagram post, early on Monday, joining the small list of celebrities who have come out in support of Palestine’s struggle against…
Biden conferring with Ukraine’s leader over Russian buildup

Wilmington: President Joe Biden is resuming his telephone diplomacy over the Russian troop buildup near its border with Ukraine, coordinating with Ukraine’s leader on strategy to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow says…
Imran Khan says graft, sex crimes main evils confronting Muslim world

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that rising corruption and sex crimes were the two main evils confronting the Muslim world. He said this during an interactive dialogue on Riyasat-i-Madina:…
South Korea reports 2 Omicron-linked deaths

Seoul: Two deaths in connection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in South Korea on Monday, according to health officials. These are reportedly the first deaths in the country linked to…