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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world — a barely veiled slap at China’s handling of the original outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with South Africa’s international

Published by NJ.com Scientists in South Africa identified a new variant of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It’s unclear where the new strain first emerged, but scientists first alerted the World Health Organization and it has now been

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, Nov 25 National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out searches at five locations in southern Kashmir area of Shopian and central Kashmir’s Budgam districts in connection with “Al- Qaeda case of Lucknow UP.” According to an NIA statement, the case pertains to Umar Halmandi, an alleged Al-Qaeda operative, who along with other

Published by Relaxnews Uber is riding high in Canada, announcing Monday it was starting to take orders for recreational cannabis — along with munchies — through its Eats service. But for now, customers will have to go pick up their orders at retailer Tokyo Smoke. And the service is only available in Ontario province. The

Published by Reuters SOFIA (Reuters) -At least 46 people, most of them tourists from North Macedonia, died as a bus crashed in flames on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. Children were among the victims, and seven survivors needing treatment for burns were rushed to hospital in the capital Sofia, Bulgarian interior

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday to face a key prosecution witness in his corruption trial. Netanyahu, who served as prime minister for 12 years until June, has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, breach of trust and fraud in cases that centre

Published by Al-Araby South Africa’s government has refused to give diplomatic support for the Miss South Africa representative to compete in the Miss Universe that is planned to be held in Israel this December. Despite being located 5,500 miles away from Tel Aviv, South Africa has outshone neighbouring Arab states in defending Palestinians dignity. The

Published by DPA The Spanish island of Mallorca has long had a reputation as a major low-cost party destination for German and British tourists. Pictures from its infamous Ballermann party beach showing guests drinking sangria from tubs say it all. Away from the nightlife strip, however, beautiful scenery and charming towns abound, including the picturesque

Published by Relaxnews From the rubble of Iraq’s war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. “Welcome”, “We wish you a good time in our restaurant”, “We would be happy to have your opinion on the quality of the service”, chime the

Newcraving Desk: Srinagar, Police in Budgam have arrested 3 persons and seized 3 vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in Budgam. The personnel from police station Khansahib have arrested 3 persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of clay from government land at Kralpathri Budgam. They have also seized 3 vehicles including