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Omicron: What we know and what we don’t
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With God, roses and punk, German military honours Merkel
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Australia reports first locally transmitted Omicron case
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Pope on Cyprus visit urges European unity amid migrant influx
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Despite Omicron surge, S.Africa so far sees mild symptoms
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France rejects joint Channel border patrols with UK
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Biden opens winter battle against Covid-19
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‘Lady of the house’ Maxwell controlled Epstein mansion, says ex-employee
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Nasa awards US$415m to fund three commercial space stations
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S. African research shows reinfections three times more likely with Omicron:
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Five cases of Omicron variant confirmed in New York state, says governor
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Kamala Harris spokeswoman quits as VP hits bumpy patch
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 — The White House confirmed Thursday that Kamala Harris’s chief spokeswoman will be leaving the job at the end of the year, at a time when the vice president...
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Western Canada sees record-high winter temperature
MONTREAL, Dec 3 — A region in western Canada has notched up a record-high winter temperature, just months after the country sweltered under a historic global heat dome in the...
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Germany cracks down on unjabbed as US eyes winter battle
BERLIN, Dec 3 — Germany on Thursday unveiled strict curbs on public life for the unvaccinated as alarm fanned worldwide over the Omicron variant, and Joe Biden announced...
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Son of Panama ex-president pleads guilty in US graft case
NEW YORK, Dec 3 — Luis Enrique Martinelli, the son of Panama’s former president, pleaded guilty to money laundering Thursday in New York as part of a massive corruption scheme...
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Lavrov tells Blinken Russia needs ‘security guarantees’ on borders
MOSCOW, Dec 2 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today that Moscow needed “long-term security guarantees” that would halt...
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Canada head of state says computers breached
OTTAWA, Dec 2 — The office of Canadian Governor General Mary Simon said Thursday its computers were breached and a cyber crimes investigation has been launched. In a statement,...
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Philippine suspect arrested for 2011 murder of Italian priest
MANILA, Dec 2 — Philippine police said today they have arrested a suspect in the 2011 murder of an Italian Catholic missionary priest who worked with marginalised tribal people...
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Scholz’s election as German chancellor planned for Dec 8, confirms parliament
BERLIN, Dec 3 — Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is expected to be officially elected German chancellor on December 8, replacing Angela Merkel, parliament said in a planning...
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Iceland’s first Omicron case reported in man who had not travelled
COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 — Iceland’s health authorities have confirmed the country’s first known case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, newspaper Morgunbladid reported today....
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China accelerating research into Covid-19 shots targeting Omicron, report state media
BEIJING, Dec 2 — China is accelerating research and development of Covid-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant, a health official said on Thursday, amid concerns among...
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New Delhi shuts schools, colleges again due to air pollution
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 — India’s capital New Delhi has ordered the closure of schools and colleges until further notice from Friday after the Supreme Court criticised the city...
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India announces first two cases of Omicron variant
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 — India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant today, months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than...
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Israel calls on world powers to stop Iran nuclear talks immediately
JERUSALEM, Dec 2 — Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a UN watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing...
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Germany to impose restrictions on unvaccinated to break Covid surge
BERLIN, Dec 2 — Germany is expected to impose restrictions on the unvaccinated today as it seeks to break a dramatic surge in daily coronavirus infections exacerbated by the...
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Portuguese health chief sees daily Covid-19 cases doubling at Christmas
LISBON, Dec 2 —The wave of coronavirus infections in Portugal is expected to worsen and new daily cases could double to around 9,000 during the Christmas period, the health...
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Philippines activists push new petition seeking Marcos election ban
MANILA, Dec 2 — Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the early frontrunner for the Philippines presidency, was hit by another formal complaint today, as longtime opponents of his powerful...
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Hong Kong to launch mobile ‘health code’ app ahead of China border opening
HONG KONG, Dec 2 — Hong Kong authorities will launch a new “health code” mobile phone application next week that travellers to mainland China would be required to use as the...
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Blinken says US has deep concerns about Russian posture over Ukraine
STOCKHOLM, Dec 2 — The United States is worried over Russia’s posture towards Ukraine and will support the country together with Nato allies, US Secretary of State Antony...
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen backs son to take over leadership
PHNOM PENH, Dec 2 — Cambodia’s strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has led the country for more than three decades, on Thursday backed his eldest son to take over the top...