Covid-19: US Pres Biden denies failure in Omicron testing response
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has denied his administration bungled its response to the emergence of…
Covid-19: Israel plans to give fourth dose of vaccine to over-60s
An expert panel has recommended giving a fourth vaccine dose to health workers and those over 60 JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
French outcry over academic in Grenoble Islamophobia row
Students put up posters and demonstrated against Prof Kinzler and a colleague in March PARIS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of…
Myanmar: Up to 100 missing in jade mine landslide
As many as 200 people were reported to have joined search and rescue efforts HPAKANT (Myanmar), Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
New Zealand’s Health Ministry warns of radioactive material in health items sold online
WELLINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has recommended consumers exercise caution when buying alternative health products…
Covid-19: 335 new cases in Singapore, including record 76 imported infections
There are 76 imported cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Dec 23, the highest number of new imported infections reported…
UK virus cases top 106,000 in record
LONDON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK government reported 106,122 new virus cases in the last 24 hours, the first…
UN Security Council adopts resolution to ease Afghan aid
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach…
Covid-19: US regulator authorizes Merck’s pill
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Merck’s Covid pill for high risk…
Covid-19: UN General Assembly president tests positive, self-isolating
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, said that…