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Russian ambassador says they are facing a ‘serious staff shortage as diplomats are being expelled’

WHO declared Omicron as ‘variant of concern’

China could face more than 630,000 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies, say mathematicians

Restrictions to take effect on Monday

Genter also biked to the hospital in 2018 to give birth to her first-born

Reaction comes after Indian media spread fake news regarding crackdown on Sikh movement

In his first address to nation, Mullah Hassan Akhund says they are trying to bring people out of miseries

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says face masks will again be required in shops and on public transport

Ilhan Omar says describing her as ‘a suicide bomber is no laughing matter’

The mummy, whose gender was not identified, was discovered in the Lima region

New variant prompted countries to announce new travel restrictions, raises doubts over Covid-19 vaccines efficacy

The variant is potentially more contagious than previous variants of the disease

Lira plunged to record lows this week after Erdogan pledged to stick with a policy of easing interest rates

The government says excellent science should be applauded and not punished

The countries include South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, Colombo

Moscow says Russian leader will go to India on December 6 for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Mod

‘Signal for Help’ went viral on TikTok during lockdowns, saved women around the world

The company was told to refrain from 'booking/rendering satellite internet services in the country

Any couple conceiving a child out of wedlock will be required to marry or acknowledge child, says official statement

More than 55,000 customers experienced power cuts

The new variant has been detected just as many European countries are grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases

The nation's daily caseload has halved since September. It reported 8,318 new cases in the last 24 hours

Due to concerns about a new variant of the COVID-19 virus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week bowed to the protesters' demand to repeal the controversial laws

Several other countries including India, Japan, Israel, Turkey, Switzerland and the UAE also toughened travel curbs

Seven injured as a result of shootout in North Carolina, Washington states

Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant as compared to others

Tawaf is allowed for the non-pilgrims daily in three designated periods, says official

The situation is more serious than at any other point in this pandemic, says health minister

Turkish official says they shut music, theatre and dance departments at the request of Taliban officials

WHO says it would take weeks to determine how effective vaccines were against the variant

Development comes as country grapples with a rapidly ageing workforce and slowing economy

Three officials arrested on suspicion of violating industrial safety rules

Afghanistan has been plunged into crisis by the abrupt end of billions of dollars in foreign assistance

Sprawling megacity of 20 million people is regularly ranked world's most polluted capital

Love solves all problems in life and Taj Mahal is a symbol of that, says 52-year-old lovestruck husband

Varient has a spike protein that is dramatically different to original coronavirus that COVID-19 vaccines are based on

Numbers still remain far below norm; Thailand received 40 million arrivals in 2019

New variant, called B.1.1.529, has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong

Pakistan will continue to ‘play its role to assist Afghan brethren in their hour of need’, says foreign minister

Infected person had developed symptoms 11 days after returning from a trip to Egypt via Turkey

Travellers would have to quarantine for five days in government-approved accommodation, says official statement

Government intervened after Gula asked for help to leave Afghanistan following Taliban takeover

Fadi al-Hadmi urges world to stop settlement, annexation, displacement, forced eviction of population

Experts say despite horrible performance of health system, New Delhi hailed indigenous vaccine as a major success

Alexander Kalashnikov was dismissed with immediate effect, according to a decree published on Kremlin's website

Coal dust caught fire in a ventilation shaft in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the snowbound Kemerovo region

First high-level visit to Turkey since 2012 comes a day after the Turkish lira crashed

Scientists say 'B.1.1.529' variant has a 'very unusual constellation' of mutations

Hazara leader says previous govt of president Ashraf Ghani was the "darkest point" in the history of Afghanistan