The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media reportedly showed vehicles being smuggled from Afghanistan to Pakistan.

Taliban halts iron ore extraction amid talks with Russians on gas refineries

Amid rise in coronavirus cases due to the Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation(WHO) warned that "it is possible that new variants could evade countermeasures and become fully resistant to current vaccines or past infection".

'Tsunami of cases': Delta & Omicron are twin threats, says WHO

Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, state media reported Wednesday, leading to criticism of the government's heavy-handed approach.

Covid rule violators allegedly paraded through streets in China

The United Kingdom witnessed a record high in daily COVID-19 cases reporting over 1,83,000 new coronavirus cases as British officials estimated that 90 per cent of all reported infections were community transmitted cases in England.

UK falls short of self-testing kits amid coronavirus wave

Amid rise in Omicron cases in the country, India's eastern state of West Bengal on Thursday announced that it is temporarily suspending all direct flights from the UK to Kolkata from January 3, 2022.

Indian state of West Bengal temporarily suspends flights from UK amid rise in Omicron cases

Ahead of the phone call between President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, the Russian president's spokesman said there is a "mood for a conversation" emphasising that differences can be resolved through talks.

We are in the mood for a conversation, says Russia ahead of Putin-Biden phone call

Amid rise in coronavirus cases in the country, India's health ministry said since December 26 there has been a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. "Overall, 22 states have shown more positivity cases spread," health ministry spokesman Luv Aggarwal said, adding, "Kerala and Maharashtra have over 10,000 active cases.

'961 Omicron cases': COVID-19 cases have risen since December 26, says India's health ministry

Iran said it has carried out a new space launch sending "three research cargos into space". The launch comes as talks between Iran and Western powers over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal has stalled.

Iran launches 'research cargos into space' amid stalled nuclear talks

Scientists have moved quickly since the World Health Organization designated omicron a variant of concern in late November. Observations arrive in rapid succession, often posted straight to social media without peer review or the caveats and uncertainties that would be noted in published papers.

Omicron: What it takes to understand a variant

According to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, the US recorded 265,427 COVID-19 cases in the seven-day period which was the highest since January this year.

US reports record coronavirus cases amid Omicron surge

Amid rise in coronavirus cases, the Goa state government on Wednesday imposed new restrictions to combat the virus. Cinema halls and entertainment outlets in Goa were ordered to operate at 50 per cent capacity.

Delhi reports highest COVID-19 cases since May; Goa announces restrictions

UK reported a record 138,831 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday fueled by the Omicron variant as Europe continues to battle the virus. According to UK's Office for National Statistics(ONS), at least 1 in 35 people in the country have been infected by the virus with London being hit with the Omicron wave.

France reports record COVID-19 cases as Europe battles Omicron

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