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Key to COVID-centric challenges of 2022
There will be no return to the status quo ante after COVID-19, because the pandemic has changed too many things. The challenge for the coming year is...
Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces...
The swiftly spreading prairie grass fire was believed to have been ignited by sparks from power lines and transformers toppled by high winds on...
Sydney kicks off the New Year party in vintage style as South Africa...
Thanks to Omicron, the New Year began its annual roll from East to West quietly - with no official firework display in Auckland, New Zealand.
Covid now infecting thousands of kids in US amid Omicron surge
The seven-day-average of daily hospitalisations for children between December 21 and December 27 rose more than 58 per cent, according to the CDC.
Pakistan Foreign Minister faces flak for 'disrespecting' Saudi envoy
A Saudi citizen took to Twitter and said, "The Pakistani minister's sitting manner was devoid of diplomatic etiquette."
South Korea cancels year-end bell-ringing ceremonies
Instead, a virtual bell-ringing event will be livestreamed through YouTube and Facebook, Yonhap News Agency quoted the city government as saying.
California declares state of emergency for winter storms
Currently, Caltrans has staff in the mountains clearing roadways and is deploying more than 600 snowplows across the state, according to California...
New Zealand reports 49 new Covid cases
Among the new infections, 22 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, three in nearby Waikato, 19 in Bay of Plenty, one in Hawke's Bay and four...