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2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China's rise
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter's first powered flight on another world to the launch of the James Webb telescope that will peer into the earliest epoch of the Universe, 2021 was a huge year for humanity's space endeavors.
World heads into New Year facing Covid 'tsunami'
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» PARIS - Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record coronavirus cases fuelled by the Omicron variant saw the WHO warn a Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems.
Myanmar court jails more celebrities
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2021
» A court in military-ruled Myanmar jailed three prominent show business figures for three years each on Thursday for their part in protests against a February coup, media reported.
T cells come to the rescue as studies show they fight Omicron
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/12/2021
» An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections hasn’t engulfed hospitals so far.
Biden, Putin emphasise diplomacy ahead of call over Ukraine crisis
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» MOSCOW - US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin emphasised the need for diplomatic solutions ahead of their latest phone call Thursday aimed at defusing tensions surrounding the Ukraine conflict.
'Get ready to be kicked out,' Bali warns New Year Covid violators
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» Foreign revellers on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have been warned they may be deported if they are caught violating Covid-19 health rules during New Year celebrations, authorities warned on Thursday.
Imprisoned tycoon 'doing fine'
King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2021
» Jailed tycoon Premchai Karnasuta is fine, sleeps well behind bars and has finished his first 21-day quarantine for Covid-19 control, according to the Corrections Department.
Turkish lira crisis turns political with lawsuit threat
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's currency crisis turned increasingly political on Thursday after a top minister urged citizens to sue economists who commented on social media about the lira's slide.
Shuttered Hong Kong news outlet's editors charged with sedition
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, authorities said, following a raid that drew international condemnation over China's crackdown on press freedom in the city.
EU mulls arms embargo, more sanctions on Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2021
» The European Union is ready to impose further sanctions on Myanmar after a new escalation of violence by the army and is also urging an international arms embargo on the country, its top diplomat said on Thursday.