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German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny

London: Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way Wednesday for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of paramount significance,” the first to get that label since regulators got more power…
Kazakh president accepts government’s resignation

Nur-Sultan: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a presidential decree on Wednesday, accepting the resignation of the country’s government. “In accordance with Article 70 of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I hereby resolve to…

China puts city of 1.1 mn under lockdown after three cases

New Delhi: China has put a second city under total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered from there, the BBC reported. Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million,…
WHO still recommends 14-day quarantine for Covid-19 patients

Geneva: Although most people recover from Covid-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organisation (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organisation…
Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests

London: A COVID-19 vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple coronavirus variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong…
Omicron is not common cold, warns WHO

Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal…

CDC: Omicron accounts for 95% of new cases in USA

New York: The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials’ latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates…
Global Covid caseload tops 295 million

Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 295 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.45 million and vaccinations to over 9.24 billion, according…
US-based Muslim civil liberties organization urges Tesla to close showroom in Xinjiang

Washington: A major Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States has called on Tesla motors CEO Elon Musk to close a recently-opened showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, saying no American corporation…
Taiwan reports local cases of Omicron

Taipei: Two Covid infections in Taiwan that had been considered imported have been reclassified as local and determined to be caused by the Omicron variant, media reports said. While as per Central…
US reports 1 mn COVID-19 cases, breaks previous records

Washington: Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection…
China denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms

Beijing: A senior Chinese arms control official denied Tuesday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, though he said it is taking steps to modernise its nuclear forces. Fu Cong,…
Australia’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations’ hit new records

Sydney: New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centres across the country. In New South Wales, Australia’s most-populous state, 23,131 new…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with intestinal obstruction

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement. The hospital where he…