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Japan widens virus restrictions as Omicron variant surges in cities

Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan from today as the country widens its Covid-19 restrictions...

Tough restrictions imposed in Nepal amid record number of virus cases

Nepal’s capital has shut schools, ordered citizens to carry vaccination cards in public, banned religious festivals and instructed hotel guests to be tested every...

French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies after skiing accident in the Alps

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles, has died after a skiing accident...

Parcels from overseas may have spread Omicron – Chinese state media

Parcels posted from overseas may have spread the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, Chinese state media has said. The State Post...

China anti-virus measures in full force after Beijing Omicron case

Beijing’s first reported case of the Omicron variant has prompted tougher restrictions in the Chinese capital, just weeks before it hosts the Winter Olympic...

Unvaccinated people to be excluded from venues under new French Covid law

France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues as the central measure of...

Drone attack ‘may be behind Abu Dhabi tankers explosion’

Drones may have sparked an explosion on three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and may have sparked a separate fire at an extension of...

Covax programme delivers one billion vaccine doses to poorer countries

A UN-backed programme shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered one billion doses. But the milestone “is only a reminder of the...

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces five new corruption charges

Myanmar’s military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and...

China faces Omicron test just weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics

Just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in half a dozen cities, with the one closest to...

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