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COVID-19 spike worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes

(AP) — Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe’s capital, hordes of people desperate for

S.Korea’s Moon pardons disgraced Park amid tight presidential race

(Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye,

Tasty TV: Japanese professor creates flavourful screen

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours,

From Kabul to Kentucky: Afghans put down roots in refugee haven

(Reuters) – After exhausting journeys that took them from Kabul to Qatar to European cities

N.Korea’s Kim praises ‘fresh heyday’ in China relations as longtime envoy departs

(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for

Suicide bomber killed at Kabul passport office gate

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber was killed at the gate of a passport office in

Britain exceeds 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time

(Reuters) – Britain reported more than 100,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time

AstraZeneca vaccine booster shot effective against Omicron -Oxford lab study

(Reuters) – A three-dose course of AstraZeneca’s(AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron coronavirus

Hong Kong university dismantles and removes Tiananmen statue from campus

A leading Hong Kong university has dismantled and removed a statue from its campus site

Philippines approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill for at-risk patients

(Reuters) – The Philippines on Thursday approved emergency use of Merck & Co Inc’s (MRK.N)COVID-19