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Brussels is pushing to lift an "inefficient" travel ban on southern African states over the Omicron variant, but European Union nations are reluctant to drop it, the EU's commissioner for justice Didier Reynders told Reuters on Tuesday.
December, 2021
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22 December
The West to blame for tensions, says Putin
The Russian president has reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for "tensions that are building up in Europe."Russian Pr
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22 December
Dubai's leader Sheikh Mohammed ordered to pay 554 million pounds to settle custody battle
The UK's High Court orders Dubai's leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, to pay more than $1.03 billion to settle a custody battle with his ex-wife over their two children.
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22 December
UPDATE 1-Biden to deliver free tests, military doctors to battle surging Omicron
The Biden administration will open federal COVID-19 testing sites in New York City this week and buy 500 million at-home rapid tests that Americans can order online for free starting in January as it tries to tackle the Omicron variant sweeping the country.
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22 December
Death Toll Rises After Philippines Typhoon Leaves Trail Of Destruction
A super typhoon that ripped through the Philippines last Thursday wreaking havoc has now claimed the lives of at least 375 people. The powerful storm struck with winds of 195km/h sent about 400,000 people running for safety when it hit the country's south-eastern islands.
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22 December
Ex-priest guilty on East Timor sex charges
An American former priest revered for his role in East Timor's fight for independence has been sentenced to 12 years in jail on child sex abuse charges.
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22 December
CPEC's 2nd phase to expedite socio-economic development of Pakistan: official
The second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will accelerate the socio-economic development in Pakistan, Khalid Mansoor, special assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on CPEC affairs said on Tuesday.
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22 December
Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan
Russia's newest diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has successfully test-launched a Kalibr cruise missile from the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The missile was fired from underwater and hit a coastal target in Russia at a distance of over 1,
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22 December
UPDATE 1-Travel ban on southern Africa 'inefficient' but EU states oppose lifting – top official
Brussels is pushing to lift an "inefficient" travel ban on southern African states over the Omicron variant, but European Union nations are reluctant to drop it, the EU's commissioner for justice Didier Reynders told Reuters on Tuesday.
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22 December
Dubai ruler must pay ex-wife Princess Haya $1 billion in Britain's biggest ever divorce settlement
A UK court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to £550 million ($1.02 billion), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history. The High Court said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay £251.