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Israel closes borders to prevent spread of Omicron strain
Tel Aviv, Nov 28 (UNI/Sputnik) Israel is banning the entry of foreigners for two weeks in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett informs.
The decision to…
Blinken hails South Africa for quick, transparent response to Omicron strain
Washington, Nov 28 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has thanked South Africa for a swift and transparent approach to the emergence of the new, Omicron, variant of the coronavirus, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price…
Myanmar: US diplomat to visit Southeast Asia to engage allies on pressuring govt
Washington, Nov 26 (UNI/Sputnik) US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel J. Kritenbrink will depart for Southeast Asia on Saturday to engage regional allies on a range of issues, including ways to pressure the Myanmar military government…
Global stocks sink after South Africa finds new coronavirus variant
BEIJING: Global stocks and oil prices tumbled Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa.
London's benchmark fell by an unusually wide…
New York Governor declares state of emergency amid spike in COVID-19 infections
Washington, Nov 27 (UNI/Sputnik) New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency in the state due to a spike in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, according to her executive order.
"Whereas, New York is now…
RIC countries condemn terrorism, call for urgent elimination of terror groups from Afghanistan
New Delhi, Nov 26 (UNI) RIC countries on Friday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and also called for the urgent elimination of UNSC proscribed terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIL and others for lasting peace in…
WTO Ministers conf. in Geneva postponed over new COVID-19 strain
Geneva, Nov 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been postponed because of the spread of the new strain of COVID-19, Deputy Director General of the WTO Anabel Gonzalez said.…
Pfizer unsure if new Omicron variant evades its vaccine
Washington, Nov 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech issued a statement that they are not sure whether the new coronavirus variant Omicron is able to escape their vaccine but promise to develop a new vaccine…
Interpol elects controversial UAE official as president
Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul.
Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, inspector…
Pakistan’s economic slowdown hits ‘rock bottom’
New Delhi, Nov 25 (UNI) As many as participation of 1,110 male and female respondents above the age of 18 from across the country, concluded that 87 per cent of them were of the opinion that Pakistan was moving in the wrong direction — a…
Western Myanmar hit by 6.0 magnitude earthquake
Bruyères-le-Châtel, Essonne, France, Nov 26 (UNI/Sputnik) A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has been registered in the western part of Myanmar, not far from the border with India, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on…
UK bans flights to six South African nations over new strain of COVID-19
London, Nov 26 (UNI/Sputnik) The United Kingdom has banned flights to six southern African nations – South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia – until November 28 over the spread of the B.1.1.529 strain of the…
The Base, Hezbollah get terrorist designation in Australia
Australia on Wednesday said it intends to add far-right extremist group The Base and the entirety of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to its list of outlawed terrorist organisations as national security services grapple with a surge in neo-Nazi…
Vladimir Putin says he took experimental nasal vaccine against Covid-19
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot, as Russia faces its worst surge of infections and deaths since the pandemic…
Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 27 dead
British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel.
The accident was the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the…
Serbia motivated by 2019 Davis Cup heartbreak: Novak Djokovic
World number one Novak Djokovic says Serbia will use the bitter memory of their Davis Cup Finals defeat in 2019 as motivation to lift the trophy for a second time this year.
At the inaugural Davis Cup Finals in Madrid two years ago,…
Hafeez, Malik to skip home T20 series against West Indies
Veteran Pakistan batsmen Muhammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik will skip next month’s T20 home series against the West Indies, a Cricket Board (PCB) source said.
Hafeez and Malik have both informed the Pakistan team captain Babar Azam and…
Sindhu, Srikanth, Praneeth progress to 2nd round of Indonesia Open
Bali, Nov 24 (UNI) Indian star badminton players PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth advanced to second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 here on Wednesday.
Olympic double medallist Sindhu came from behind 17-21, 21-17,…
Odisha Guv Prof Ganeshi Lal inaugurates FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup ’21
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (UNI) The FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021,
which will see 16 top teams from across the globe vie for the title, was today declared open by
Odisha governor Prof.Ganeshi Lal at the iconic…
President Biden to follow Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy soon
Washington, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) The Biden administration is expected to reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy, also known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy, as soon as next week, Axios reported, citing US…
