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From flight bans to reimposing COVID-19 precautions, how countries are reacting to Omicron variant
In the week since the new virus strain was reported by South Africa, dozens of countries around the world have responded with travel restrictions — most targeting southern African nations.…
Japan emperor’s daughter Aiko turns 20, throne not in sight – Times of India
TOKYO: Japanese Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, on Wednesday turned 20, ready for a debut as a new adult member to take a share of official duties for the royal family whose population continues to shrink under the…
nato: Ukraine calls on NATO to ready sanctions to deter Russian attack – Times of India
RIGA: Ukraine urged NATO on Wednesday to prepare economic sanctions on Russia and boost military cooperation with Kyiv as the country joined the Western alliance for talks about how to deter Russia from a renewed attack after massing…
Shinzo Abe warns China: Taiwan invasion would be ‘economic suicide’ – Times of India
TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China should be aware that any crisis with Taiwan would pull in Japan and its ally the US, warning of a dire situation if Beijing takes military action against Taipei. Delivering a…
taliban: Unique effort reopens girls’ schools in an Afghan province – Times of India
KABUL: High school girls are sitting at home almost everywhere in Afghanistan, forbidden to attend class by the Taliban rulers. But there’s one major exception. For weeks, girls in the western province of Herat have been back in high…
omicron: Japan starts booster Covid-19 vaccinations amid omicron scare – Times of India
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots to health care workers amid growing concerns over a new variant of the virus that has already been detected in the country. Japan's initial vaccination drive…
epstein: ‘Jeffrey Wants to See You’: Ghislaine Maxwell accuser describes her abuse – Times of…
NEW YORK: “Jane” was 14 and had recently lost her father when Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell picked her out at art camp and offered her the world. Soon after, she says, they began sexually abusing her. Nearly 30 years later, Jane…
World AIDS Day 2021: From how it is caused to risk factors, all you need to know about disease,
AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV which stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is a virus that breaks down certain cells in the immune system…
China’s Taiwan jet incursions at second-highest level in November – Times of India
TAIPEI: Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in November according to AFP's database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile military pressure on the democratic island. Self-ruled…
Covid-19: How South African scientists spotted the Omicron variant – Times of India
JOHANNESBURG: On Friday November 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life. The samples, tested in the Lancet…