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People arriving at Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Nov 1, 2021.
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Israel bans travellers from all countries over Omicron variant

About 205,000 Covid-19 cases and 1,985 deaths have been recorded so far in Australia.
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Australia investigating new Covid-19 variant found in South Africa

The variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations.
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Scary new Covid variant in Africa, WHO spooked, evades immunity?

EU proposes booster jab for summer travel in 2022
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EU backs booster jab for summer travel in 2022

Three men convicted of murder for chasing, shooting black man
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3 who chased and shot unarmed black man in US guilty of murder

Embattled Thai tourism on slow route to recovery
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Embattled Thai tourism on slow route to recovery

Residents in the religious community arrive to undergo the coronavirus test in Cheonan, South Korea.
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Sect at centre of Covid outbreak in S. Korea

Experts have noted that immunity conferred by a vaccine wanes after a few months, and hence breakthrough infections must be anticipated.
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Malaysia may face 4th wave of infections after Melaka election

A community cat in China felt the need to get itself a swab test.
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Cat in China university felt the need to get swabbed

    Fully vaccinated foreign travellers will be able to enter New Zealand from April 30.
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    New Zealand to reopen to foreign travellers from April 30

    Pfizer says vaccine gives strong protection for those aged 12 to 15
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    Pfizer says jab gives protection for those aged 12 to 15

    Germany calls for further curbs to contain 'dramatic' surge in cases
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    Germany seeks more curbs to contain surge

    Xu Wei holding his son Xu Haoyang at his home laboratory in Kunming, China, on Oct 20, 2021. PHOTO: AFP
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    Chinese dad making his own medicine to treat his dying son

    A video of a Chinese woman publicly begging a man to give up on wooing her has recently sparked heated debate online.
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    Woman kneels, begs man who pursued her for 5 years to stop

    Police in Waukesha say they do not know what caused Darrell Brooks (right), to drive into the crowd, on Nov 22, 2021.
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    Suspect in US parade carnage was out on bail from previous case

    People walk along the popular Hohe Strasse shopping street in Cologne, on Nov 22, 2021.
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    US issues 'Do Not Travel' Covid-19 warning for Germany, Denmark

    More birds than humans next to Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, a place normally packed with crowds of people, in Vienna, Austria.
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    Streets quiet as Austria enters 4th Covid lockdown

    All schools across South Korea resumed full-time physical classes yesterday, a move that comes as part of the country’s “living with Covid-19” plan, adopted after it reached its vaccination goals last month.
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    S. Korea resumes in-person classes for first time since outbreak

    A video online showed a red SUV driving at speed into the parade, running over more than a dozen people.
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    Five dead as SUV ploughs through parade in Wisconsin

    A red SUV speeds past attendees moments before plowing into a crowd at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Nov 21, 2021.
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    Multiple dead after SUV ploughs through Christmas parade in US

    Passengers of a Singapore Airlines flight arrive at Melbourne International Airport on Nov 21, 2021.
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    Australia to allow entry for fully vaxxed visa holders from Dec 1

    Police use a water canon to disperse protesters as clashes erupt during a demonstration against Covid-19 measures in Brussels on Nov 21, 2021.
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    Fresh protests, violence in Europe against Covid-19 restrictions