UK economy shrank by less than expected in December
LONDON - Britain's economy shrank by 0.2% in December when the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 prompted ...
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US authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicron
WASHINGTON - US health regulators authorized a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant, a key step in restocking ...
China locks down southern city as omicron surges
BEIJING — China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid ...
Omicron-specific booster may not be needed, US monkey study finds
CHICAGO - A study in monkeys pitting the current Moderna Inc COVID-19 booster against an Omicron-specific booster showed no significant ...
Japan starts mass Covid boosters as Omicron cases soar
TOKYO — Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for Covid-19 booster shots at a temporary centre operated by the ...
Third COVID wave looms in Indonesia as omicron spreads
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives ...
Austria to begin easing coronavirus restrictions on Feb. 5
ZURICH - Austria will begin easing COVID-19 related restrictions next week, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news conference on Saturday, ...
Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
WASHINGTON - Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher ...
US begins shipping free COVID tests amid Omicron
WASHINGTON - The US Postal Service has begun shipping free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests after millions of orders were placed ...
UK lifts Covid restrictions, says omicron wave ‘has peaked’
LONDON — Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and Covid-19 passports will ...
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It was first published on January 26, 1880 and it is part of El Tahrir Printing and Publishing House.