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WorldTags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Amid a looming fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic fuelled by the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a new travel advisory which will take…
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WorldA technician inspects filled vials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium.Tags: Print EditionISRAEL: A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister…
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WorldTags: Print EditionPOLAND: Polish police on Tuesday said they arrested a man long sought for murder after he was stopped for not wearing a mask at a store in breach of COVID rules. "Police from the neighbourhood of Bielany…
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WorldBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets a health worker during a tour of a vaccination centre in Buckinghamshire, South East England.Tags: Print EditionUK: British hospitals have switched to a "war footing" due to staff…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer, more dangerous variant emerging, the World Health Organization in Europe warned on Tuesday. While the variant is spreading…
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WorldTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Even as the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across the world, and outpacing the previous Delta strain, several Russian and Danish experts have said that the pandemic will end up as seasonal…
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Violence flares at pandemic protests in Germany Omicron accounts for 95% of new US cases Swedish King and Queen test positive for COVID-19 WorldPeople wait in line to receive their COVID-19 vaccines in Noida in India’s Uttar Pradesh…
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BusinessShirajiv Sirimane in UAETags: Print EditionDubai: The Middle East will be a key tourism market for Sri Lanka, said Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunge at the Dubai Expo. He said that the high expatriate population would be…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionVirtusa Corporation appointed Rajeev (Raj) Mehta as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Raj brings a wealth of industry knowledge, business acumen, and strategic thinking to Virtusa’s Board of…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Board of Directors of Lanka IOC PLC, (LIOC) has approved the formation of a Joint Venture with Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). This was disclosed by Lanka IOC in a stock exchange filing. CPC will hold…
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