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Olympic chiefs urge Beijing participants to be 'extra vigilant'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» LAUSANNE: Olympic chiefs on Wednesday urged all participants at next month's Winter Games in Beijing to be "extra vigilant" as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries.
Online sleuths track down US Capitol attackers
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The FBI is still searching for people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6.
Bolsonaro starts potential annus horribilis with health scare
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - It was already shaping up to be a tough year for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with his popularity at an all-time low nine months from elections, the economy in recession and Covid-19 surging.
Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2022
» World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after initially being granted a medical exemption from the country's Covid-19 vaccination requirements so he could play in the Australian Open.
Storm leaves thousands trapped on Virginia highway
Published on 06/01/2022
» Thousands of drivers were trapped in their vehicles for hours along a nearly 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia after a storm dumped up to a foot of snow, forcing the highway to close. - REUTERS
Italians weigh in on vaccine mandate for the elderly
Published on 06/01/2022
» Italy on Wednesday made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people from the age of 50, one of very few European countries to take a similar steps, in an attempt to ease pressure on its health service and reduce fatalities. - REUTERS
7 children among 13 dead in Philadelphia house fire
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» PHILADELPHIA: Seven children were among 13 people killed when a fire tore through a converted three-story house in Philadelphia on Wednesday in one of the United States' deadliest residential infernos in recent years.
Covid alert level increased as new cases rise
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has raised the nation’s Covid-19 alert level from 3 to 4 following a rapid increase in Omicron variant infections.
Robot tractors cause furrowed brows at Vegas tech show
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS - Driverless ploughs and autonomous tools to weed vegetable plots are the latest innovations ready to help farmers juggling labor shortages, climate change and environmental protection, while trying to feed a growing world population.
Myanmar coup-fuelled poverty pushes thousands to Thailand
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» Trekking through dense jungle and mountainous terrain at night to avoid arrest, one couple from Myanmar endured a gruelling journey to Thailand -- grasping for an economic lifeline as jobs dry up in their coup-hit home.