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Remove your tattoos, Beijing tells Chinese football players

Footballers playing in China's national team should remove any existing tattoos and are "strictly prohibited" from getting any new ones,…

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US names envoy to step up fight for Afghan women’s rights

The United States has appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, stepping up efforts on a key…

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France orders closure of mosque over sermon contents

PARIS: France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature…

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WHO rings alarm bell over ‘very high risk’ Omicron

GENEVA: The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high", the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19…

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Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly hospitalized with Covid-19

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, a senior doctor said…

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Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan

TOKYO: Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan on Monday, with record…

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Sri Lanka shuts three foreign missions as dollar crisis worsens

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Monday the closure of three overseas diplomatic missions in a bid to save foreign currency…

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Scrapped flights, resurgent Covid deliver Christmas gut punch

Holiday travel headaches and safety worries swelled Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled, events scrapped and new Omicron cases soaring,…

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WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, ‘probably’ in most countries

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act, as drug maker Pfizer said its…

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‘God will take revenge,’ says Afghan father of US drone strike victim

An Afghan whose daughter was among 10 relatives killed by a wrongly directed US drone strike expressed anger Tuesday at…

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