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First flights leave Chinese city Xi’an as travel curbs ease
World
January 22, 2022
First flights leave Chinese city Xi’an as travel curbs ease
BEIJING (AP) — The first commercial airline flights in one month took off Saturday from Xi’an in western China as…
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
World
January 22, 2022
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
NEW YORK (AP) — Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron…
Mohamed ElBaradei calls for imposing wealth tax to achieve social equality
Egypt
January 20, 2022
Mohamed ElBaradei calls for imposing wealth tax to achieve social equality
Former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei shed light on the wealth tax imposed on the wealthy after ten people gained…
Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now?
World
January 19, 2022
Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now?
NEW YORK (AP) — Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? Health experts suggest stepping…
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
World
January 19, 2022
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
BEIJING (AP) — With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese…
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
World
January 19, 2022
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the US are climbing and…
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to…
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
World
January 18, 2022
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as…
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
World
January 18, 2022
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after…
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national…