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U.S. weary from COVID-19 but in a better place now, says Biden

“I call it a job not yet finished. It will get better”, the President said

Indian-origin chief executive, who had fired 900 employees over a webinar last month, returning to position

Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better.com, had fired almost 900 employees over a webinar just weeks before Christmas last year

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack

Remarks by Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba marked an official acknowledgement that missiles — and not just drones — were used in Monday’s attack, claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis

Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami

U.N. humanitarian officials report that about 84,000 people — more than 80% of Tonga’s population — have been impacted by the volcano’s eruption

U.S. President Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin will pay ‘dear price’ if Russia invades Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden also said he believes that Russia is preparing to take action on Ukraine, though he doesn’t think Putin has made a final decision

Afghan crisis causing massive job losses: International Labour Organisation report

The ILO’s report is the latest call for more international support for the Afghan people, as the U.N. warns 8.7 million Afghans are on the brink of starvation.

Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws, report says

Citizen Lab said in its report the MY2022 app has seriously flawed encryption that would make users’ sensitive data — and any other data communicated through it — vulnerable to being hacked.

AT&T, Verizon to delay launch of 5G services after airlines raise alarm

Airlines want the new service to be banned within two miles of airport runways

Morning digest: Three Navy personnel killed in explosion onboard INS Ranvir; Tableaux selection fair, says Rajnath, and more

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Hong Kong independence activist Leung released from prison

In 2018, the 30-year-old activist was convicted of assaulting a police officer and rioting during what is now known as the Fishball Revolution.

Sri Lanka’s Tamil MPs seek PM Modi intervention on political solution

Ensure Colombo addresses island’s long-pending Tamil question, they say

COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says

“We have a chance to end the public health emergency this year if we do the things that we've been talking about,” Dr. Michael Ryan said

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Mr. Trump's orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Boris Epshteyn

Spaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112

Saturnino de la Fuente survived the Spanish flu pandemic that broke out in 1918

Ex-Kazhak leader denies conflict with successor

He slams rumours of fleeing country

‘Germany may consider halting Nord Stream 2’

Scholz faces heat amid Ukraine row

‘Foreign parcels spreading Omicron in China’: Chinese media

State experts say people who picked up packages from abroad caught infection

Blinken to visit Ukraine amid invasion fears

Mr. Blinken will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to “reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty,”

Will do whatever it takes to keep MDP in power, says Nasheed

‘Abdulla Yameen’s campaign against India is making our people very uneasy’

Boris Johnson denies lying over lockdown parties

“Nobody told me that what we were doing was … against the rules,” Mr. Johnson told broadcasters.

Israel warns against easing Iran sanctions, says it can unleash 'terror on steroids'

"Iran is the source of terror in the Middle East.”

Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo

Mr. Jokowi, as the president is known, first announced the planin 2019, but progress was delayed by the pandemic.

Saudi Arabia hits back at Houthi rebels after UAE drone attack

14 persons dead in strike on Sana’a; the coalition also intercepted eight drones

What’s behind the Houthis’ UAE attacks?

This is not the first time the Houthis attacked the UAE.

Watch | Why is Pule Cheese the most expensive in the world?

A video on the cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys.

UAE drone attack | Identities of two Indians killed established

On Monday, two Indians and a Pakistani national were killed and six others injured in the attack claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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