Some Qatar hotels won’t accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises: Report

May 13, 2022

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WASHINGTON - The Biden administration hopes the first-ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit hosted in Washington this week will...

Sri Lanka names new PM in bid to address growing crisis

May 13, 2022

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Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, as its embattled president seeks a way out of the country's...

Covid-19 claims 1 million US lives, leaving trail of loss

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NEW YORK - The United States has now recorded more than one million Covid-19 deaths, according to a Reuters tally, crossing...

North Korea officially reports first Covid-19 outbreak

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SEOUL - North Korea officially confirmed its first Covid-19 outbreak on Thursday (May 12), with state media reporting a sub-variant of...

Some patients reporting Covid-19 rebounds after taking Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid by Pfizer Inc

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More than 2.8 million courses of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid have been made available at pharmacies around...

Birds fall from the sky as heatwave scorches India

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AHMEDABAD, INDIA — Rescuers in India's western Gujarat state are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping every...

Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis

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WEERAKETTIYA - Sri Lanka's president urged citizens on Wednesday (May 11) to reject what he called attempts to foment racial...

New Zealand to open international borders fully to visitors from end-July

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WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday (May 11) that the country will fully reopen its international...

Inside a Ukraine hospital where medics work as rockets fall