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Sinopharm, Sinovac prevent severe hospitalization from Omicron: report

CFP Image China's Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines protect against "severe hospitalization" caused by the Omicron variant, the United Arab Emirates-based news outlet The National report

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 9.81 mln

Visitors have Covid-19 vaccines administered at the Discovery Ltd. mass Covid-19 vaccination site in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. /Getty Images The number of confirme

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Chinese FM Wang Yi to meet Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mombasa

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya, by Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo, on Wednesda

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Chinese, Eritrean FMs issue joint statement

FILE PHOTO: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi addresses a past media conference. /CFP Image Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and hi

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Zambia on standby to fill Zimbabwe's 2021 AFCON slot

FILE PHOTO: The Africa Cup of Nations trophy. /Getty Images Zambia says it is on standby to fill Zimbabwe's slot at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) should FIFA ban the latter ahead of t

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Liverpool shuts training facilities after recording more infections

Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, at AXA Training Centre on December 30, 2021 in Kirkby, England. /Getty Images Liverpool FC announced on Wednesday that they have temporarily closed the club

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Hong Kong ICAC commissioner elected IAACA president

Simon Peh Yun-lu, commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, has been elected President of the International Association

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Australian PM unhappy with Novak Djokovic's medical exemption

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open. /CFP Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not a fan of the medical exemption gran

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Christian Eriksen wants to play for Denmark at 2022 Qatar World Cup

Christian Eriksen of Denmark controls the ball in the UEFA European Championship game against Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 12, 2021. /CFP Denmark football star Christ

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Kazakh president says to take over as security council chairman

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday he will take over as security council chairman while addressing the nation amid fuel price unrest.Tokayev said he will stay in the capital and

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Tibet beefs up investment during 14th Five-Year Plan

A train station under construction in Tibet, November 30, 2020. /CFP Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region plans to invest 601.5 billion yuan (about $94.3 billion) during its 14th Five-Ye

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Chinese FM Wang Yi meets with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki

China will firmly support Eritrea's efforts safeguarding its sovereignty and national dignity, while opposing outside interference and unilateral sanctions, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minist

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Brazil's Bolsonaro cleared for release from hospital

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he has been cleared to leave the hospital after being treated for an intestinal blockage."Authorized to leave now. Thanks to everyone," the 66-year-ol

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Qualcomm, Microsoft partner on metaverse chip for AR glasses

A woman plays an augmented reality game in Guangdong, China, November 11, 2021. /CFP Qualcomm Inc. on Tuesday said it is working with Microsoft Corp. on custom chips that would control lightwe

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EU's top diplomat visits east Ukraine front

The European Union's top diplomat visited the frontline of Ukraine's war with Russian-backed forces on Wednesday, in what Kyiv welcomed as a show of solidarity against the threat of a major new milit

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DFS sales drive New Year's holiday tourism consumption in Hainan

Customers wait in line at a checkout counter in a duty-free shop in Hainan, China, June 25, 2020. /CFP During the three-day New Year's holiday, offshore duty-free sales (DFS) in south China's

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Bundesliga hit hard by COVID-19 as Bayern report 9 cases in 4 days

Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich tested positive for COVID-19. /CFP Multiple Bundesliga teams continued to report more COVID-19 cases before the 2021-22 season returns on Friday.Bayern Munich, th