Cuba detects first Omicron case - state media ACN

President Joe Biden said there would soon be high-level meetings with Russia and major NATO allies to discuss Moscow's ‘concerns relative to NATO writ large’ and the possibility of ‘bringing down the temperature along the eastern front’

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U.S. House passes measure clamping down on products from China's Xinjiang region

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‘I'm really excited for the boxing tournament especially that it will see different countries participating. This is our chance to prove that the Saudi woman is capable’: Saudi women boxers prepare for the Kingdom's first female boxing championship

Three Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 assembly

Japan's cash in circulation grows at slowest pace in 19 months

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, attended a community Christmas carols service at London's Westminster Abbey to celebrate the ‘unsung heroes’ of the health crisis

Pakistan detects first Omicron case -health ministry official

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China's sky-high factory inflation slows amid price crackdown

New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

Wall Street got a boost after Pfizer and BioNTech said a three-shot course of their vaccine offered protection against the Omicron variant

Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption

Trading in shares of Macau's Suncity Group, unit Summit Ascent suspended

Biden 'Summit for Democracy' to rally nations against rising authoritarianism

Doctors weigh COVID-19 impact on children as vaccine drives ramp up