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India announces first two cases of Omicron variant

India announced its first two cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant on Thursday (Dec 2), after battling a record jump in infections and deaths between April and June in the country, where the Delta variant is the dominant strain. Top…

Protest paralyses Bangladesh capital after student death

Huge crowds blockaded busy streets and harassed drivers in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday (Nov 25) to protest the death of a high school student in a road accident. Thousands of uniformed students brought traffic to a standstill…