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Xinhua China news advisory -- Jan. 3

China.dot.org 03 Jan 2022

3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Monday. ... Follow Xinhua on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. ...

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Xinhua world news summary at 0530 GMT, Jan. 3

China.dot.org 03 Jan 2022

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. "I tested positive this morning for COVID-19," Austin said in a statement, adding that he was experiencing mild symptoms and will be quarantined for the next five days ... - - - - ... - - - - ... (Singapore-GDP). - - - -.

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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 3

China.dot.org 03 Jan 2022

NEW YORK -- More than 4,000 flights were cancelled globally on Sunday, more than half of which were in the United States, as new coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant continue to cause staff shortages at airlines and airports amid a busy holiday travel season ... Another 4,519 U.S. flights were delayed on Sunday. (US-Flight-Omicron).

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Xinhua Headlines: Six global issues to resolve in 2022

Xinhua 03 Jan 2022

Looking ahead to 2022, the risks to the world posed by the United States could intensify. BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The year 2021, marked by the rampant COVID-19 pandemic with several kinds of variants, leaves behind a number of unresolved global problems ... (Xinhua/Liu Jie) ... 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) ... RISKS ... (Xinhua/Guo Chen) ... Xinhua Headlines ... .

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U.S. suffers from lasting flight chaos as Omicron causes airline staff shortage

Xinhua 03 Jan 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 4,000 flights were cancelled globally on Sunday, more than half of which were in the United States, as new coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant continue to cause staff shortages at airlines and airports amid a busy holiday travel season ... Another 4,519 U.S ... U.S ... (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua) ... ■ ... Send.

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Ecuadorian president names former presidential adviser as new foreign minister

Manila Bulletin 03 Jan 2022

“This reinforcement in the team is intended to underpin the main goal of the government in its foreign policy ... .

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Israel approves 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot for people over 60

Manila Bulletin 03 Jan 2022

Israel has approved a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people over 60 years old and medical staff, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday ... He said that the additional booster would provide Israelis “a new layer of defense.” ... .

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More than 1.75 million users banned from messaging platform WhatsApp for violating terms of service

Independent online (SA) 03 Jan 2022

US-based messaging platform WhatsApp banned more than 1.75 million Indian accounts in November last year for allegedly abusing its service, the company said in its sixth user safety monthly report on Sunday ... "Your phone number is banned from using WhatsApp ... Xinhua .

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South Africa: man charged with arson over blaze at parliament

The Guardian 03 Jan 2022

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Los Angeles County reports nearly 45,000 new COVID-19 cases over New Year holiday weekend

Xinhua 03 Jan 2022

Indoor activities where individuals are unmasked for long periods of time, as well as crowded outdoor events, increase the risk that infected individuals will transmit both Omicron and Delta variants to others. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- New COVID-19 cases continued to soar in Los Angeles, the most populous county in the U.S ... 2, 2022. (Xinhua) ... ■ ... .

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Six killed in al-Shabab attack in Kenya

Manila Bulletin 03 Jan 2022

LAMU, Kenya– At least six villagers were killed on Monday in an attack by al-Shabab militants at a village in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu, local officials said ... I am told six people died in the incident,” Musyoka told Xinhua over phone ... Enditem .

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Pakistan reports 708 new COVID-19 cases

Manila Bulletin 03 Jan 2022

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Sunday reported 708 new COVID-19 cases, with infections continued to increase in its southern Sindh province, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday ... Enditem .

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India starts vaccinating 15 to 18-year-olds amid Omicron fears

Manila Bulletin 03 Jan 2022

NEW DELHI — India on Monday morning started vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 against COVID-19 amid fears of a surge in infections of the Omicron variant ... The vaccination drive is being carried out in consultation with schools at hospitals and health centers ... 3 in the South Asian country ... 10 ... Enditem .

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Xinhua China news advisory -- Jan. 2

China.dot.org 02 Jan 2022

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Sunday. ... -- Xinhua Headlines ... -- Xinhua Headlines ... -- Feature ... Follow Xinhua on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube..

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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 2

China.dot.org 02 Jan 2022

MOSCOW -- A bus crashed into a railway bridge abutment in Russia's Ryazan region on Sunday, killing five of those on board ... (Russia-Bus accident). - - - - ... The airstrikes hit the camp in the western part of Sanaa ... - - - - ... The protesters gathered at Sharwani bus station in the capital, and then marched to the Republican Palace, eyewitnesses told Xinhua.