TOP AMERICAN SCIENTIST: OMICRON NOT MORE SEVERE THAN DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains,
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US ANNOUNCES DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF CHINA’S 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS
The United States Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a calibrated rebuke of China’s human
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U.S. TO BOOST TROOPS PRESENCE IN EUROPE IF RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE
The United States will impose “severe economic harm” on Russia and boost its military presence in Eastern Europe should Moscow
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Pope condemns Europe’s mistreatment of migrants and efforts to ‘cancel Christmas’
Speaking on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis called the neglect of migrants the “shipwreck of civilisation”. The Pope
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BIDEN & PUTIN TO HOLD TALKS AMID UKRAINE INVASION FEARS
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will speak via video call on Tuesday, the White House says, amid
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SIX MORE AMERICAN STATES FIND OMICRON CASES: DELTA STILL TOP U.S. CORONAVIRUS THREAT
Six more U.S. states confirmed infections of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday but the Delta strain likely remains
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IMF’S KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA: OMICRON VARIANT LIKELY TO USHER GROWTH DOWNGRADES
Global economic growth projections from the International Monetary Fund will likely be downgraded due to the emergence of the Omicron
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WILL MAKE ANY RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE “VERY, VERY DIFFICULT”: SAYS BIDEN
Washington: US President Joe Biden said Friday he would make it “very, very difficult” for Russia to launch any invasion of
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U.S. ADMINISTERS 468.5 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES- CDC
The United States had administered 468,516,782 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 581,107,805
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US, EU, UK AND CANADA ANNOUNCE NEW SANCTIONS ON BELARUS
The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Canada have imposed sanctions on Belarus, accusing the government of President Alexander
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