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The variant is sharpening an East-West divide on the balance between public health, the economy and basic freedoms.

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Threat of war with Ukraine has led to fears of gas shortages in Europe, but there are alternative supplies

Staffers at the World Health Organization have alleged the U.N. health agency’s top director in the Western Pacific engaged in unethical, racist, and abusive behavior that has undermined its efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, according to an internal complaint filed last October

Markets in Japan and Korea lose more than 3% on fears of costlier borrowing, with FTSE and Wall Street on course to follow suit

MUMBAI: Equity benchmark sensex tanked over 1,100 points or 2 per cent in opening trade on Thursday, tracking losses in index-majors Titan, Wipro and HDFC twins amid a weak trend in the Asian markets. The US Federal Reserve's indication to raise interest rates soon and persistent foreign fund outflows weighed…

Thailand's central bank is expected to be the last in Southeast Asia to lift rates, leading to one of the steepest yield curves in the region as other nations brace for the first Federal Reserve hike since 2018.

Suggests contingent may have contracted virus at hotel

A decade ago, Iran were kicked out of Olympic qualifying for wearing hijabs. This week, they made their Asian Cup debut in them.