Japan rules out changes to Covid-19 curbs despite Omicron

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TOKYO: Japan's government is not considering an immediate change to current Covid-19 restrictions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said today, a day after community transmission...

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US authorises some transactions with Taliban to keep aid flowing to Afghanistan

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

The US Treasury Department declined to say whether the new license would exempt the proposed UN payments from US sanctions on the Taliban. The United...

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US Supreme Court to take up Biden vaccine mandate cases

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to take up disputes over the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-testing Covid-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate...

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Biden says a Trump candidacy would motivate second term run

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: Though he isn't even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could help convince him to run again...

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EFL Cup: Liverpool oust Leicester in thriller; Chelsea, Tottenham into semi-finals

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

In a thriller at Anfield, a weakened Liverpool side came back from the brink to beat Leicester City on penalties after a 3-3 draw, setting...

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N.Korea’s Kim praises ‘fresh heyday’ in China relations as longtime envoy departs

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

Kim's comments were conveyed to Li by Choe Ryong Hae, a top official in the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state news agency KCNA said....