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U.N. seeks record $41 bln for aid to hotspots led by Afghanistan, Ethiopia
GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving assistance...
First Omicron case in U.S. fuels global alarm over virus variant
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after...
Why US abortion laws could be changed by Supreme Court ruling
The US Supreme Court is about to hear the most important abortion case in a generation. On Wednesday it will...
Michigan school shooting: Student kills three and wounds eight
A 15-year-old has killed three fellow students and injured eight others, including a teacher, in a high school shooting in...
South Korea’s daily virus jump exceeds 5,000 for first time
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s daily jump in coronavirus infections exceeded 5,000 for the first time since the...
Courts block two Biden administration COVID vaccine mandates
The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two mandates requiring millions of American workers to get vaccinated against...
Barbados parts ways with the Queen to become a republic
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. In an...
UK spy chief warns China, Russia racing to master AI
The chief of the United Kingdom’s foreign spy service is to warn that China and Russia are racing to master...
Omicron COVID variant ‘not a cause for panic’, says Biden
US president urges people to get vaccinated amid global concern over new strain WHO says poses ‘very high’ risk. Joe...
Covid: South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
South Africa's president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron....
