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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron COVID-19 variant

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TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):Japan confirmed the first case infected with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 in the country, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The infected person is a man in his 30s arriving from Namibia, who tested positive for the COVID-19 at Narita airport […]

5.5-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan: USGS

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HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 06:53:32 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 7.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.2289 degrees north latitude and 142.4773 […]

400-year-old stone tablet discovered in China’s Hebei

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SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):A stone tablet dating back to the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) was unearthed in a village in north China’s Hebei Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The stone tablet was found when villagers in Nanyutai Village, Ningjin County, […]

Barcelona fire kills four, including two children

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Barcelona, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):A fire ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona on Tuesday, killing four people, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, Spanish firefighters said. “While we were battling the fire, we found four people. Emergency services tried to […]

German constitutional court rules partial lockdown lawful

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Berlin, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):Germany’s constitutional court ruled Tuesday that sweeping restrictions to stem coronavirus infections such as curfews, school closures and contact restrictions were lawful, in a decision that could pave the way for further curbs. The verdict came hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel was […]

New republic Barbados names ‘Diamond’ Rihanna national hero

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Bridgetown, Barbados, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):As Barbados became the world’s newest republic, its prime minister’s first act was to officially declare the island’s most famous citizen, Rihanna, a national hero. Barbados had already conferred the title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary on the billionaire multiple Grammy-winning […]

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