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US company says its COVID-19 tests accurately detects omicron variant

US-based multinational biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 diagnostic tests can accurately detect the new coronavirus variant omicron that has made several countries to shut...

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India passes bill to repeal laws bowing to protesting farmers

India's parliament on Monday passed a bill to repeal three laws aiming at deregulating agricultural markets, bowing to pressure from farmers who have protested for over a year to demand that the laws be rolled back. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration introduced the farm bills last year through an executive order, traditionally reserved for emergency legislation, triggering India's longest-running...

World powers, Iran to gather in Vienna on nuclear deal

Indonesia bans arrivals from eight African countries

New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth

New Zealand Member of Parliament Julie Anne Genter got on her bicycle early on Sunday and headed to the hospital. She was already in labour and she gave birth an hour later, reports Reuters.  "Big news!" the Greens politician posted on her Facebook page a few hours later. "At 3.04 am this morning we welcomed the newest member of our...

18 killed in road accident in India’s West Bengal

Maldives bans travellers from seven African nations over concerns about Omicron

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FE icon   Americas

US company says its COVID-19 tests accurately detects omicron variant

US-based multinational biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 diagnostic tests can accurately detect the new coronavirus variant omicron that has made several countries to shut their borders. The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week classified the omicron variant as a SARS-CoV-2 "variant of concern," saying it may spread more quickly...

US says it will take two weeks to have definitive data on Omicron variant

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Peru

US company says its COVID-19 tests accurately detects omicron variant

US-based multinational biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc...

US says it will take two weeks to have definitive data on Omicron variant

The top US infectious disease official, Dr Anthony...

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Peru

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru...

US imposes travel ban from eight African countries over new variant

The United States will bar entry to most...

Biden invites Taiwan to Summit for Democracy

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its...

US not heading toward COVID lockdown, says White House

The United States does not need to impose...

White House says Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024

US President Joe Biden intends to run for...

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

Five people died and over 40 were injured...

El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City'

El Salvador plans to build the world's first...

Biden to transfer power to Harris during colonoscopy

US President Joe Biden will transfer power to...

Amazon deforestation surges to 15-year high

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest soared 22 per...

British Columbia witnesses death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa promises aid

The death toll from massive floods and landslides...

US aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States...

Canada floods, landslides cut rail link to Vancouver port

Floods and landslides that have killed at least...

Biden pledges to address areas of concern as US-China talks open

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi...

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

International students are returning to US colleges in...

US to team up with Israel to combat ransomware attacks

The US Treasury Department said on Sunday it...

Prison violence leaves at least 68 dead in Ecuador

 At least 68 prisoners were killed and more...

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

Hackers compromised a Federal Bureau of Investigation email...

US journalist Fenster gets 11-year imprisonment in Myanmar

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday jailed...

US, China unveil deal to ramp up cooperation on tackling climate change

The United States and China, the world's two...

US government to buy $1.0b worth of Merck's COVID-19 pill

The US government will buy another $1.0 billion...

Nicaragua's Ortega wins controversial fourth term

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive...

US braces for surge of vaccinated international travellers as travel ban lifted

The United States is expecting a flood of...

US employers shrug off virus and steps up hiring

America's employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding...

Eight dead, many wounded in crush at Texas music festival

At least eight people were killed and many...

US rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for kids

Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm...

Biden assures world leaders US will meet climate goals

US President Joe Biden on Monday sought to...

White House spokesperson Psaki catches Covid-19

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive...

US, EU agree to end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

The United States and European Union have agreed...

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FE icon   Europe

Omicron keeps spreading as scientists race to find answers

The Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday,...

61 travellers from S Africa in Netherlands positive for COVID-19

German COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark in fourth wave

Covid infections break records in parts of Europe, prompting booster shot expansion

Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe...

Covid-19: Putin takes nasal spray as booster

Russia announced progress in its Sputnik suite of...

Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up

Soaring demand for electricity in Spain, where a...

Europe rethinks administering booster shots as COVID cases hit records

Coronavirus infections broke records on Wednesday in parts...

Olaf Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as German chancellor

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz moved closer to becoming...

WHO warns of 700,000 more Covid deaths in Europe by March

The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections...

Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria leaves 46 dead

At least 45 people were killed when a...

UN expert raises concerns over media freedom in Hungary ahead of election

The United Nations' top expert on freedom of...

Austria enters fourth lockdown as COVID cases soar anew in Europe

Austria entered its fourth national lockdown on Monday...

Poland says Belarus keeps bringing migrants to its border

Poland accused Belarus on Sunday of continuing to...

Fresh protests erupt in Europe against new Covid restrictions

Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against...

Two in hospital after police fire on Dutch COVID-19 protesters

Two people were being treated in hospital in...

Austria reimposes full lockdown

Austria will become the first country in western...

Seven migrants killed in Greece road crash

Seven migrants were killed and eight others injured...

UK PM Johnson says no need to move to COVID "Plan B"

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he...

Fire in COVID hospital kills three patients in Bulgaria

A fire broke out on a ward for...

Britain's army chief sees greater risk of war between West and Russia

There is a greater risk of an accidental...

Netherlands imposes partial lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown...

Europe becomes epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic again

Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic...

Norway plans third vaccine dose for all adults

Norway will offer a third COVID-19 vaccine dose...

Britain allows Julian Assange to get married in prison

British prison authorities have allowed Julian Assange to...

Fears grow for child refugees gathered at Belarus-Poland border

Children – among the thousands stranded on the...

Draft deal looks beyond UN conference for real climate advances

The British hosts of the UN climate conference...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala ties the knot

Malala Yousafzai, the campaigner for girls' education and...

‘World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest pledges’

New national pledges to tackle climate change this...

Hundreds of migrants stuck at Poland-Belarus border, more clashes feared

Hundreds of migrants shivered in freezing temperatures and...

COP26 talks wade into climate finance as poor nations count cost

Former US president Barack Obama on Monday lent...

Large cargo plane crashes in Siberia, killing four

A Belarusian cargo plane crashed on Wednesday while...

Spain sees tourism back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

International travel to Spain is recovering fast and...

Man dies after being gored at bull-running festival in Spain

A man bled to death from his injuries...

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