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[ad_1] A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was first detected in southern Africa […]

[ad_1] Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will join a handful of world leaders on Thursday as Beijing kicks off its Winter Olympics. Khan, whose plans to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin was dashed due to scheduling issues, will focus on his meeting with Xi as his government eyes a $3 billion loan from ‘all-weather friend’

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Minor League Baseball announced Tuesday it is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called The Nine,” which is designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact of Black baseball pioneers and civil rights leaders. The Nine is named in honor of the number Jackie Robinson wore during his only

[ad_1] A Jewish congregation in New York City has moved to evict Rhode Island congregants who worship at the nations oldest synagogue as part of a long-running dispute over control of the historic building. The New York-based Congregation Shearith Israel on Monday filed a motion in state Superior Court to take control of Touro Synagogue

[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla.: Long before Tom Brady called its quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future without the seven-time Super Bowl winner. Brady announced his retirement Tuesday, ending an unparalleled career that began with a two-decade stint with the New England Patriots followed by two seasons with the Bucs, who went from missing

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS:The United States, supported by Britain and France, has asked the U.N. Security Council to meet behind closed-doors on Thursday over North Korea’s launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, diplomats said on Tuesday. North Korea confirmed on Monday https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-says-tested-hwasong-12-missile-sunday-2022-01-30 it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, Mo.: Missouri senators on Tuesday debated a stand your ground bill that backers say will strengthen the state’s self-defense laws but that a prosecutor has dubbed the Make Murder Legal Act. Republican Sen. Eric Burlison’s bill seeks to give shooters and other assailants the benefit of the doubt that they were acting in

[ad_1] PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.: Assuming everyone plays by the rules, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am figures to be loaded with some of the biggest names in golf. Just not this year. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, who have combined for seven titles at Pebble Beach, are playing the Saudi International. Johnson at least is the

[ad_1] Myanmar’s self-proclaimed shadow government has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian lawmaker behind the proposal said on Tuesday, the anniversary of the military coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi. “I have nominated Myanmar’s ‘National Unity Government’ for the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s the only legitimate government in Myanmar”, Ola

[ad_1] A young South African HIV patient harboured Covid virus for nine months and it developed more than 20 mutations, a study revealed. The yet to be peer-reviewed study showed that a 22-year-old female with uncontrolled advanced HIV infection was persistently infected with SARS-CoV-2 beta variant for 9 months. As she stopped her HIV treatment,