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Germany to ban unvaccinated people from shops and bars
Germany will impose sweeping curbs on people not vaccinated against Covid-19 to combat the latest surge in cases, Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...Indian man builds one-third sized Taj Mahal replica for wife
An Indian man has built a one-third sized replica of the historic Taj Mahal for his wife, but unlike the original, it’s ...North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘very giant struggle’ next year to boost economy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country must be prepared for a “very giant struggle” next year to continue ...China summons Japan envoy over former PM Abe’s comments on Taiwan
China’s foreign ministry summoned Japan’s ambassador in Beijing for an “emergency meeting” on Wednesday, after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said ...France to lift ban on Southern Africa flights from Saturday
France has said it will start allowing flights from Southern Africa to land on its territory from Saturday, but with “drastic” restrictions ...Putin hits back as NATO warns Moscow against attacking Ukraine
Russia would pay a high price for any new military aggression against Ukraine, NATO and the United States warned on Tuesday as ...Barbados becomes the world’s newest republic, renouncing British queen
Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic on Tuesday with its first-ever president and severing its ...Moderna says Omicron vaccine could be ready by early 2022 if needed
Moderna Inc. is having its best two-day rally in a year after the company said a new vaccine to fight the omicron ...Vaccines should give good protection against Omicron: South African expert
Existing COVID-19 vaccines should be highly effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation from the newly identified Omicron variant, a top South ...Nuclear talks resume as West asks whether Iran is serious or stalling
World powers and Iran will gather in Vienna on Monday to try to salvage their 2015 nuclear deal, but with Tehran sticking ...