Morning news brief: US ends normal trade ties with Russia, Omicron lasts three days less than Delta, and more
Morning news brief
Here are some of the top stories to start your day:As per a new study, people who have been inoculated with a booster dose recover more than three days earlier from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 than the Delta variant.
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Ukraine invasion: US Congress votes to end normal trade relations with Russia
Ratcheting up pressure on Russia, the US Congress on Thursday voted to end normal trade relations with Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine.
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UN votes to ‘correct the map’ as India backs fairer world view
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Nigerian Navy discovers 99,000 litres of suspected stolen, illegally refined products as it intensifies anti-crude oil theft operations
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Who is Aditi Paudel? 17-year-old becomes Japan's first literacy ambassador
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Bengaluru: Officials find 40 kg expired chilli at chairman's club
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Jaishankar rejects trade link to ending Ukraine war
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill three, injure 23 despite truce
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Alpine glacier was covered with sheep wool sheets to prevent melting. It worked
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South Korea mulls deploying military assets to Strait of Hormuz
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World's fifth-largest economy, British army can't afford to train
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Breaking | Vance takes the podium: First White House briefing since Leavitt's exit
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Taiwan raises 'concerns' over China's missile test
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BRICS 2026: $1 trillion sovereign capital set to converge in Delhi for first iBRICS Summit
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What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain that Trump has again threatened to bomb?
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UN votes to correct world map that visually shrank Africa for 450 years
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Former NewJeans member Danielle launches YouTube channel, hints at new solo journey
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Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy creates history with 350 not out in South Africa
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Brendan Fraser’s transformation fuels The Mummy 4 excitement as fans welcome back Rick O’Connell
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Krishna Janmashtami 2026: From Dhaniya Panjiri to Makhana Kheer- 5 best sweet dishes perfect for celebrating Lord Krishna’s birth
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Donald Trump plans to travel to Ireland on Qatari-donated jet amid security concerns
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Nazi-looted art to return to Jewish heirs
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Eight killed in Kerala’s Thrissur after car rams into lorry parked on highway
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Why Russian fighter jets use bulky, low-pressure tyres compared to US jets
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FBI-wanted fraud accused arrested in Jalandhar over $600,000 scam
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Why US tanks weigh over 20 tons more than Russian tanks
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Killing the Himalayas slowly: Human urine is melting a glacier on Mount Everest
Published in the Lancet medical journal, the study proved that the Omicron variant is less severe. It also confirms that those who have been infected by the variant are significantly less likely to lose their sense of smell.
Amid global energy crisis, IEA to release 120 million barrels of crude
In face of the global energy shortage that the world is experiencing due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced that its member countries will be releasing a whopping 120 million barrels of crude oil reserves over a period of six months.
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