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Omicron spreads to 57 nations
The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Khashoggi killing: France frees Saudi man mistakenly held
France on Wednesday released a Saudi national arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after officials concluded it was a case of mistaken identity.
8 December 2021, 17:25 PM
Beijing Winter Olympics: After US, Australia's diplomatic boycott, UK now follows suit
No UK government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott.
8 December 2021, 16:41 PM
Vaccine mandates should be ‘last resort’
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe yesterday cautioned against making Covid vaccines mandatory, while urging better protection of children among whom cases are high.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1940 - German bombers staged a heavy overnight raid on London, causing the first serious war damage to House of Commons and Tower of London.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Instagram tightens teen defences as US hearing looms
Instagram yesterday tightened protections for teens on the eve of a Senate hearing about whether it is “toxic” for young
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Khashoggi murder suspect nabbed in Paris
One of the suspected killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested at the Roissy airport near Paris on Tuesday as he was about to board a flight to Riyadh, French RTL radio reported.
7 December 2021, 15:55 PM
Mourners defy curfew to bury 14 civilians
Hundreds of mourners yesterday defied a curfew to bury 14 civilians shot dead by the Indian army during a botched ambush and confrontation with a crowd angered by the attack.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Hong Kong’s government has warned the Wall Street Journal it may have broken the law by publishing an editorial that said casting blank ballots was one of the “last ways” for residents to voice dissent.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Putin’s visit to New Delhi: Trade and arms deals signed
Russia and India signed a flurry of trade and arms deals during President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, including one that will see India produce more than 600,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles.
6 December 2021, 16:41 PM
Reported assassination attempt on Erdogan foiled
An assassination attempt on the life of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was foiled by Turkish intelligence on Saturday evening,
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
CNN fires anchor Chris Cuomo for helping governor brother
CNN fired news anchor Chris Cuomo, the network announced on Saturday, after “additional information” came to light during an
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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1992 - Hindu extremists destroyed a historically important mosque at Ayodhya, India. More than 400 people died in the resulting sectarian violence.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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The parents of a Michigan teenager accused of murdering four fellow high school students were taken into custody yesterday, a day after each was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the campus mass shooting.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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I hope that China’s leaders think very carefully about this and about not precipitating a crisis that would have I think terrible consequences for lots of people and one that’s in no one’s interest, starting with China.”
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Macron defends meeting with Prince Salman in Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi murder
French President Emmanuel Macron today met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah and held face-to-face talks. He became the first major western leader to visit the kingdom since the murder of murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
4 December 2021, 17:21 PM
Bolsonaro linking Covid vaccines to AIDS: Supreme Court in Brazil orders probe
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday that a probe be opened into President Jair Bolsonaro for having said during a live broadcast on multiple social media platforms in October that COVID-19 vaccines may raise the chance of contracting AIDS.
4 December 2021, 12:44 PM
This day in history
1991 - The American journalist Terry Anderson, the Western hostage held longest by Islamic militants in Lebanon, was freed after 2,454 days. He had been seized on March 16, 1985.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Armed group attacks Mexican prison, frees inmates
An armed group attacked a prison in Mexico Wednesday, injuring two police officers and freeing nine inmates, security officials said.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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1912 - Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro signed an armistice ending the first Balkan War.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM