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India’s capital bans Christmas, New Year celebrations over Omicron fears
By Neha Arora and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's capital New Delhi on Wednesday banned Christmas and other...
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Injured Iraqi migrant says Germany is ‘country I can defend’
BERLIN (Reuters) - Haydar Al Marjan was working in the music industry in Baghdad when he joined a protest against...
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India tells states to be on the alert as Omicron cases double
By Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India told state governments on Tuesday to be proactive and...
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India reports 200 Omicron cases across 12 states
By Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has recorded 200 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant...
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As Omicron threatens a global surge, some countries shorten COVID-19 booster timelines
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - A growing number of countries are reducing the wait time for COVID-19 vaccine boosters from...
Read moreFoxconn India factory workers hospitalised after food poisoning
CHENNAI (Reuters) -More than 150 employees at a Foxconn India factory that makes iPhones for Apple Inc were hospitalised for...
Read moreU.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations...
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Six people convicted in Madagascar over plot to kill president
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A court in Madagascar convicted six people on Friday over a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina...
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India’s Omicron cases jump to 101
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has detected a total of 101 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a...
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Exclusive: WTO chief says vaccine answer close, but facing effort to block it
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread...
Read moreThree dead, 10 injured in fire at India’s Gujarat Fluorochemicals plant
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Three people were killed and 10 injured in a fire at a plant owned by Indian chemicals...
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Malaysia imposes stricter rules, booster requirements over Omicron threat
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for...
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COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the...
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India stuck with COVID-19 vaccines it can’t export
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is struggling to export its surplus of COVID-19 vaccines as logistical...
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Lone survivor of Indian helicopter crash that killed defence chief dies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The only survivor of last week's helicopter crash that killed Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat...
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Gunbattle erupts in Indian Kashmir, one militant dead
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian troops killed a suspected militant during a gunbattle in the federally-controlled Jammu...
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India’s Gujarat state acknowledges more COVID-19 deaths than official tally
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India's western state of Gujarat has acknowledged more COVID-19 deaths than its official...
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Two police killed in militant attack in Indian Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Two police personnel were killed and at least 14 others injured when militants attacked...
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Masks come off, rallies begin as India’s COVID-19 patient load falls
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported its lowest tally of active COVID-19 cases in 18 months on Monday, but a...
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Taiwan says confident Chinese invasion would be very hard
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - A full Chinese invasion of Taiwan with troops landed and ports and airports seized...
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