Wellington: New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the…
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China cites corona on packaging, despite doubts abroad
Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the…
Blinken in Ukraine as tensions with Russia soar
Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this…
UN: Worse now for women peace builders than before COVID
United Nations: Women seeking to participate in shaping and building peace and defending human rights face…
Still no deal in Czech, Poland lignite mine dispute
Warsaw: The environment ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic said Tuesday they have made progress…
US, allies pledge unity on Russia; to do what isn’t as clear
Washington: President Joe Biden has rallied European allies to pledge as one that they will take…
Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
Russia’s top diplomat on Monday angrily rejected US allegations that it was preparing a pretext to…
US: Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm
A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the US Southeast…
Russia thins out Its embassy in Ukraine, a possible clue to Putin’s next move
The week before intensive diplomatic meetings began over the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian…
China’s births hit historic low, a political problem for Beijing
China announced Monday that its birthrate plummeted for a fifth straight year in 2021, moving the…