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New Covid variant shuts borders across the globe
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» THE HAGUE - A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders and renewing curbs as the EU chief said governments faced a "race against time" to understand the strain.
Former Cambodian PM Prince Norodom Ranariddh dies at 77
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh has died in France, the Cambodian minister of information said. He was 77.
Taiwan scrambles to see off new Chinese air force incursion
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest increase in tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Unvaccinated Hong Kongers could be banned from restaurants, schools
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong is considering banning unvaccinated residents from entering certain businesses in a bid to prevent the transmission of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant already found in the city, the minister in charge of the Covid-19 jab drive said.
Dechapol, Sapsiree win but Ratchanok loses in Indonesia Open finals
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2021
» Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed their third straight title but Ratchanok Intanon missed a chance to win her first crown in almost two years at the Indonesia Open in Bali on Sunday.
Borders slam shut as world rushes to contain new Covid variant
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» SYDNEY: World governments rushed to contain a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 strain Sunday, with Israel slamming its borders shut to foreign nationals and Australia reporting its first cases of the variant.
Singapore PM says omicron could lead to return of some curbs
Bloomberg, Published on 28/11/2021
» SINGAPORE: Singapore is watching the impact of the new omicron variant “very closely” and may be forced to roll back some easing measures it had taken to open up the economy, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
China faces ‘colossal outbreak’ on US-style reopening - study
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/11/2021
» China would face a “colossal outbreak” on a scale beyond anything any other country has yet seen, if it were to reopen in a similar manner to the US.
Indonesia bans arrivals from 8 African countries to curb Omicron variant
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will ban the arrival of travellers who have been in eight African countries to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, an official document showed on Sunday.
Honduras braces for trouble in presidential election
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras is bracing itself for potential violence as more than five million people vote on Sunday to replace President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a controversial figure accused of drug trafficking in the United States.