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"It was scary": How South African scientists spotted Omicron variant
Omicron Covid Variant: The samples, tested in the Lancet laboratory, all bore a large number of mutations, especially on the spike protein that the...
Belarus leader, in U-turn, says annexed Crimea is legally Russian
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Moscow from Ukraine in 2014, was legally Russian...
COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros criticizes ‘blunt’ Omicron measures
The head of the UN health agency has criticized “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the...
UK chief spy says China, Russia, Iran, terrorism are big 4 threats
China, Russia, Iran, and international terrorism form the "big four" set of security threats in an era of dramatic change, Britain's chief spy said in...
Officials say Omicron found in Netherlands 'earlier than thought'
Netherlands health officials on Tuesday said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron was detected in the country a week earlier than previously...
Judges question Trump bid to keep U.S. Capitol riot records secret
U.S. appeals court judges on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward former President Donald Trump's bid to keep records about his conversations and...
U.S. revokes terrorist designation for Colombia's FARC
The United States on Tuesday revoked its designation of the Colombian group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as a foreign terrorist...
EU set to unveil massive worldwide infrastructure plan
The European Union on Wednesday is set to unveil a multibillion-euro plan aimed at bolstering the 27-nation bloc's worldwide infrastructure and...