In a new development forcing Indonesian government to step up vigilance in checking the spread of new variant of coronavirus, first case of local transmission of Omicron has come up in capital Jakarta on Tuesday.

First local Omicron variant transmission case reported in Indonesia

As the UK government finds it hard to persuade enough councils to look for permanent homes, around 12,000 Afghan refugees will usher in the new year in hotels, said a report by the Guardian.

12,000 Afghan evacuees to usher in new year in hotels as UK govt fails to look for homes

In a quarrel over face mask turning ugly, an "unruly" woman passenger on a Delta flight was arrested in the US. On Flight 2790 from Tampa, Florida to Atlanta, the woman had an argument with a fellow passenger on December 23.

'Unruly' woman passenger held after quarrel over face mask on US flight

In a smash-and-grab burglary, luxury handbags worth $1 million were stolen from a boutique shop in the US state of Florida, a Palm Daily News report said citing store owner.

In smash-and-grab burglary, luxury handbags worth $1 million get stolen from US boutique

Since discovery in 1881, pharaoh Amenhotep I’s mummified remains have been unwrapped digitally by scientists in Egypt for the first time. The development seems to have given intriguing insights into the life of the king.

Egyptian pharaoh’s 3,500-year-old mummy gets unwrapped digitally for first time

Although detaining a person without disclosing whereabouts or providing legal support should be illegal, it is approved by law in China. Since 2012, police, after changes to Chinese criminal law, have the right to detain anyone, whether foreign or Chinese, for up to six months at a designated location.

Human rights group slams inhumane Chinese secret detention system

In another show of technical prowess, China has claimed to have launched a satellite, which can take high resolution images of a large area in a US city while rotating in just a few seconds, said a report citing researchers.

Chinese satellite captures images of US city while rotating in few seconds, claims report

Tormented by price rise of numerous commodities, netizens in Pakistan trolled Prime Minister Imran Khan on social media after the leader shared a video of a snow leopard.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shares leopard video, gets trolled for tormenting price rise

To get your day started, here are some stories. Heavy rains induced floods triggered failure of two dams in northeastern Brazil while Greece's southern islands witnessed two strong tremors.

Morning news brief: Brazil dams' failure, Greece tremors and more

Greece's southern islands witnessed two tremors of a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4 on Sunday. There were no reports of any damage or casualties till now. According to local media, the quake was experienced in Crete and the islands of Kassos, Karpathos, Rhodes and Santorini.

Greece's southern islands witness two strong tremors

After weeks of heavy rains, two dams collapsed in northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, authorities said on Sunday. The development comes as the rains had already swollen local rivers.

Rain-induced floods trigger failure of two dams in northeastern Brazil

A unique and lucrative challenge has come up for couples in the US. In it, the winners stand a chance to earn $25,000. But they will have to ditch internet-based technology for a month.

A $25,000-challenge for couples has come up in US. Know how to win it?

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