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Global Markets Brace For A Nervous Week Ahead Over Omicron Concerns

(CNN): Asia Pacific markets were down on Monday as investors continued to digest news about

Earthquake hits remote northern Peru, 75 homes destroyed, no deaths reported

(Reuters) – A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on

Maldives bans travellers from 7 African nations due to Omicron COVID variant

(Reuters) – Maldives said it was barring travellers from seven African countries from Sunday over

Egypt unveils renovated ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor

(AP) — Egyptian authorities were unveiling Thursday a renovated ancient promenade in the city of

Activists hail Tanzania move to lift ban on pregnant schoolgirls

Tanzania announced this week the lifting of a controversial ban prohibiting pregnant girls from returning

World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant

(AP) — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain

Europe and Asia, alarmed by COVID variant, tighten borders

(Reuters) – Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected

Outrage in India as Allahabad court reduces child sex abuse sentence

Just days after India’s Supreme Court struck down a controversial order that cleared a man

Georgia jury convicts three white men of Arbery murder, rejects self-defense

Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery

US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments

(AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the