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Judith Johanna Pawelke takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in her interior design store, which is currently being used as a COVID-19 test station in downtown Munich. Photo: Reuters

Germany tops 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time

Germany also recorded 239 deaths in the space of 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 116,081, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious disease said.

FILE - An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 11, 2019. Photo: AP

Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute

Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute

File - A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the disease, at a railway station in New Delhi, India, December 22, 2021. Photo: Reuters

India's new COVID-19 cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away

India reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high on Wednesday and a government scientist warned it will take weeks before data on hospitalisations and deaths will show how severe the latest wave driven by the Omicron variant will be.

File - A general view of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. Photo: Reuters

US CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over COVID-19

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, including for Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina and Uruguay.

File - A flight crew member stands on an escalator in the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters/File

Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage

Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country's health system creaks under the pandemic's strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead.

EXPLAINER: Why Tonga eruption was so big and what's next

Peru opens probe of oil spill blamed on Tonga volcano and tsunami

Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children

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The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26, saying three villages of around 800 houses were flattened by the temblors.

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children

A staffer from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department walks past a pet shop which was closed after some pet hamsters were, authorities said, tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Photo: AP

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

A satellite image shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano before its main eruption, in Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, Tonga, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021. Photo: Satellite Image ©2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters

Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered extensive damage, more deaths feared

Tonga's small outer islands suffered extensive damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with an entire village destroyed and many buildings missing, a Tongan diplomat said on Tuesday, raising fears of more deaths and injuries.

An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said.

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Afghanistan, killing more than 20

An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said.

The source, who did not want to be named as the information was private, said the product might need a small trial in India before it could be rolled out. Photo: Reuters

India's Gennova developing Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer Inc said last week a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron coronavirus variant could be ready to launch by March.

File - People shop at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, January 4, 2022. Photo: Reuters

India's main cities record sharp fall in COVID-19 infections

India's capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and most of those who contracted the virus have recovered at home, authorities said on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: View of the entrance of the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 21, 2018. Picture taken November 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters/File

Cold-case investigation leads to surprise suspect in Anne Frank's betrayal

A six-year cold case investigation into the betrayal of Anne Frank has identified a surprising suspect in the death of the famous diarist, who was discovered in her canal side hideout and died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.

FILE PHOTO: A railway-born missile is launched during firing drills according to state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released January 14, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via Reuters

NKorea fires two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport, SKorea says

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, South Korea's military reported, the fourth test this month to demonstrate its expanding missile arsenal.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic rides in car as he leaves a government detention facility before attending a court hearing at his lawyers office in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, January 16, 2022. Photo: AP

No title defense for No. 1: Djokovic deported from Australia

No title defense for No. 1: Djokovic deported from Australia

File - A community volunteer uses a megaphone to remind residents to keep their social distance as they line up to collect their daily necessities outside a residential block in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Photo: AP

China urges local govts to minimize impact from COVID-19 curbs over Lunar New Year

China's state planner on Sunday urged local governments to minimise the impact from COVID-19 restrictions over the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday to help a rebound in consumption, as rising cases of the Omicron variant threaten economic growth.

File - Hindu pilgrims gather to take a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 14, 2022. Photo: Reuters

India daily COVID-19 case count touches 8-month peak, 314 deaths

India reported 271,202 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest daily count in eight months, taking its total tally to 37.12 million, the federal health ministry said on Sunday.

File - The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, is seen in an image from the NOAA GOES-West satellite taken at 05:00 GMT January 15, 2022. Photo: CIRA/NOAA/Handout via Reuters

Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms mostly down

Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families on the Pacific islands as casualty reports had yet to come through.

This combination of satellite images taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite operated by Japan Meteorological Agency and released by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), shows an undersea volcano eruption of the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Photo: NICT via AP

Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.

This satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agency, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: AP

Volcano erupts in Pacific, islanders rush to escape tsunami

Volcano erupts in Pacific, islanders rush to escape tsunami

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India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar in action. Photo: Reuters

Bavuma, Van der Dussen tons help S Africa beat India in first ODI

South Africa’s innings was shaped by Bavuma, who was patient from the start after the home side were in trouble at 68-3 in the 18th over.

Ghana's Andre Ayew celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Photo: Reuters

Ghana sent packing by minnows as Morocco, Senegal top groups

The small Indian Ocean island archipelago are making their Cup of Nations debut and registered not only their first goal of the tournament but their first win in a stunning result.

Judith Johanna Pawelke takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in her interior design store, which is currently being used as a COVID-19 test station in downtown Munich. Photo: Reuters

Germany tops 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time

Germany also recorded 239 deaths in the space of 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 116,081, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious disease said.

FILE - An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 11, 2019. Photo: AP

Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute

Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute

FILE- The Covid-19 pandemic has continued to maintain its grip on Kathmandu valley as 6343 more tested positive for the infection on Wednesday.

Covid-19 surge continues in Kathmandu valley with 6343 fresh cases on Wednesday

Covid-19 surge continues in Kathmandu valley with 6343 fresh cases on Wednesday

FILE-The Government of Nepal had decided to reduce the cost of COVID-19 test through polymerase chain reaction method. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT

Nepal govt slashes PCR test cost

Nepal govt slashes PCR test cost

Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Nepal records all time high single-day Covid-19 cases on Wednesday

Nepal records all time high single-day Covid-19 cases on Wednesday

The Armed Police Force (APF) has clinched the title of the Prime Minister (PM) Cup T20 National Cricket Championship title. Courtesy: CAN/ Facebook

APF clinch PM Cup Cricket Championship title

The Armed Police Force (APF) has clinched the title of the Prime Minister (PM) Cup T20 National Cricket Championship title.

Nepali Congress general secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma has tested positive for coronavirus infection.

NC general secretary Sharma infected with COVID-19

Nepali Congress general secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma has tested positive for coronavirus infection.

File - A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the disease, at a railway station in New Delhi, India, December 22, 2021. Photo: Reuters

India's new COVID-19 cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away

India reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high on Wednesday and a government scientist warned it will take weeks before data on hospitalisations and deaths will show how severe the latest wave driven by the Omicron variant will be.

File - A general view of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. Photo: Reuters

US CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over COVID-19

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, including for Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina and Uruguay.

File - A flight crew member stands on an escalator in the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters/File

Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage

Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country's health system creaks under the pandemic's strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead.

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