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Christmas weekend sees thousands of flights cancelled globally
Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven ...China puts entry ban on four U.S. individuals in response to sanctions
China’s foreign ministry spokesman said four people from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom would be banned from mainland China, Hong ...Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs Omicron
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant of ...Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and ...Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky
At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the U.S. Midwest ...More than 70 killed as tornadoes rip through Kentucky, other U.S. states
A devastating swarm of tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states, killing more than 70 people in Kentucky and leaving a trail of destroyed homes and businesses ...Many people trapped after roof collapse at Amazon warehouse near St. Louis
Many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) warehouse near St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and ...Migrant truck crashes in Mexico killing 54
Fifty-four mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of ...Top WHO, US scientists say Omicron no worse than other virus variants
The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and the United States told ...Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says
Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. ...














