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Singapore says Omicron not more severe than other variants as of now
There is currently no evidence to suggest that symptoms associated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are different or more severe than those of...
Omicron spreads to 35 countries amid tightened restrictions
With the Omicron variant cases doubling each day in South Africa, the virus has spread over to 35 countries all over the world, including Asian...
Geneva places 2,000 people in quarantine after 2 Omicron cases
The Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud have placed 2,000 people, most of them children, into quarantine after two cases of the Omicron variant were...
Botswana says some diplomats found to have Omicron variant came from...
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi said some of the four diplomats who first tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant in the country...
Taliban bans forced marriages of women in Afghanistan
The Taliban decreed Friday that they are banning the forced marriage of women in the war-torn country, in what appears to be a move to address...
Islamic State attack on Iraqi village kills 13, Kurdish government...
An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq on Friday killed three villagers and 10 Kurdish soldiers, officials in Iraq's...
Mob in Pak tortures, burns body of Sri Lankan man
A mob in Sialkot in Pakistan on Friday tortured a Sri Lankan national man to death before burning his body, Dawn reported.
Covid: Sri Lanka records first 'Omicron' case
Sri Lanka health officials announced on Friday that the first Covid-19 infected carrying 'Omicron' variant was identified in Sri Lanka.