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Rich countries’ access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns – Group
GENEVA: The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Sickness, burnout and
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No vax, no meal: Some Polish restaurants impose entry curbs amid criticism of light-touch rules
WARSAW: Warsaw restaurateur Marcin Wojtasik says he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxxers to help protect his staff from COVID-19 by admitting only vaccinated customers. “It was a very unpopular decision, there were some very strong reactions,” Wojtasik,
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CNN: Trump campaign officials, including Giuliani, oversaw 2020 fake electors’ plan
LOS ANGELES: Officials on Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, led by his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts to put forward illegitimate electors from seven states that the former president lost, CNN reported on Thursday, citing three sources. There were multiple planning
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COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’: WHO chief
THE COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free. “This pandemic is nowhere near over,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from WHO’s headquarters in
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This year’s Oscars show will go on, with a host
LOS ANGELES: The Academy Awards will have a host for the first time since 2018 and return to their longtime home at the Dolby Theatre, broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday. While other awards shows have been postponed because of a
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Djokovic free in Australia but deportation threat still looms
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic woke up on Tuesday to his first morning outside immigration detention in Australia, almost a week after he flew into the country – and into an international furore over his COVID-19 vaccination status. However, the world number
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As of 2021, over 50 countries have bans on cryptocurrency
CRYPTOCURRENCIES gained extraordinary popularity in 2021. Yet, a number of countries have decided to ban or heavily regulate these volatile assets for various reasons. In 2021, cryptocurrencies took the economic markets by storm. While some countries haven’t specifically outlined a
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Russia, China, Britain, US and France say no one can win nuclear war
MOSCOW: China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin on
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Omicron-related disruptions cause over 4,000 flight cancellations to kick off 2022
Over 4,000 flights were cancelled around the world on Sunday, more than half of them U.S. flights, adding to the toll of holiday week travel disruptions due to adverse weather and the surge in coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron
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COVID-19 hospitalization surge among US children spurs new Omicron concerns
NEW YORK: Within weeks, the Omicron variant has fueled thousands of new COVID-19 hospitalizations among U.S. children, raising new concerns about how the many unvaccinated Americans under the age of 18 will fare in the new surge. The seven-day-average number
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