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Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong universities
Two more Hong Kong universities on Friday removed public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following on the heels of ...South Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday following a diplomatic spat with Taiwan over its cancellation of ...Case data, vaccine news mark small victories in Omicron battle
Two vaccine manufacturers said their shots offered protection against Omicron, as British data suggested it may result in proportionally fewer hospitalisations than ...South African study suggests Omicron milder than Delta
A South African study offered Christmas glad tidings about the severity of Omicron and the trend of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as ...Putin says Russia has ‘nowhere to retreat’ over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine ...Dozens feared missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Dozens of people are feared missing after a landslide early on Wednesday at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to a ...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 could be ready to develop Omicron booster in weeks
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna (MRNA.O) does not expect any problems in developing a booster shot to protect against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus ...Tigray forces withdraw from neighbouring Ethiopian regions
Tigrayan forces fighting the central government have withdrawn from neighbouring regions in Ethiopia’s north, a Tigrayan spokesman said on Monday, a step ...Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears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 ...