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Scrapped flights, resurgent Covid deliver Christmas gut punch
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Travel headaches abound for millions worldwide on the holiday weekend with 2,200 flights cancelled on Sunday alone, tracking websites reported, as celebrants wrap up Christmas battered by Covid's Omicron variant.
No long-distance road trips for Afghan women without male escort: Taliban
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» KABUL - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel long distances should not be offered road transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative.
Israel approves plan to double settlers in occupied Golan
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» GOLAN HEIGHTS - Israel's government on Sunday approved a $317 million plan to double the Jewish settler population in the Golan Heights, 40 years after it annexed the territory captured from Syria.
Thailand to face Indonesia in Suzuki Cup final
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2021
» Five-times champions Thailand will take on Indonesia in the Suzuki Cup final next week after Mano Polking's side drew 0-0 with Southeast Asian title holders Vietnam on Sunday to advance with a 2-0 aggregate victory.
Over 5,000 flee clashes along Thai-Myanmar border to Tak
Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2021
» Recent clashes between the Myanmar military and the ethnic Karen resistance movement across the border have prompted more than 5,000 people from Myanmar to flee into Tak's Mae Sot district, authorities said.
Omicron detected in 2 tourists in Chiang Mai
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 26/12/2021
» CHIANG MAI: The Omicron variant has been detected in two foreigners visiting Chiang Mai who tested positive for Covid-19, with confirmation from more lab tests expected in two days.
Surging cases dim holidays: Covid world update
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/12/2021
» Coronavirus cases surged across the globe, darkening the holiday weekend. China reported the highest number of local infections since January, as an outbreak in Shaanxi province presents one of the government’s biggest challenges yet to its Zero Covid policy.
Hapless England's Ashes dreams in tatters as Australia pounce
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» MELBOURNE - England crashed to 185 all out on day one of the third Test on Sunday, leaving their Ashes dreams on the brink of ruin in the face of a relentless Australian attack.
No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative: Taliban
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative.
Missing boy found dead in the sea
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 26/12/2021
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The body of a 17-year-old boy swept away by strong waves on Saturday was found and brought ashore in Khanom district of this southern province on Sunday.