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Queen Elizabeth II catches ‘mild’ Covid

Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday but her symptoms are “mild” and she intends to…

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Queen to continue light duties even after positive Covid test

Queen Elizabeth II, who has tested positive for Covid just days after Charles and Camilla both caught the virus, is…

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West could cut Russian companies’ access to US dollars if Ukraine invaded, warns UK

LONDON: The United States and Britain would seek to cut off Russian companies’ access to U.S. dollars and British pounds…

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Russian forces to stay in Belarus as Ukraine braced for war

Russian military exercises in Belarus will continue, Minsk announced Sunday, leaving Moscow with a large force near the northern Ukraine…

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Rescuers retrieve more bodies days after Brazil storm

Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian…

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Chinese cities announce rewards for tip-offs on Hong Kongers fleeing COVID-19

Multiple Chinese cities have announced cash rewards for tip-offs about people illegally crossing into the mainland from Hong Kong which…

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Ukraine urges West to back ‘shield’ against Russia after invasion warning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that his country was a “shield” against Russia and deserved more support in the…

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Suicide bombing in Somalia town kills 14 on eve of vote

A suicide bomber killed 14 people in a popular restaurant in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, on…

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Ukraine urges West to back ‘shield’ against Russia after invasion warning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that his country was a “shield” against Russia and deserved more support in the…

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World Bank proposal would shift about $1billion from Afghan trust

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund…

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