United Airlines latest US firm to mandate COVID jabs for staff
United Airlines is the first major US carrier to require all of its domestic staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID.
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Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in occupied West Bank
Imad Dweikat, 38, had been shot with 'a live bullet to the chest' in Beita, health ministry says.
Tanzania opposition leader Mbowe in court on ‘terror’ charges
Freeman Mbowe says the charges are politically motivated, and his case has triggered concern among rights groups.
Taliban captures Afghan provincial capital Zaranj
Zaranj, capital of southern Nimruz province, falls to the group in a significant setback for the Afghan government.
As Thailand’s COVID cases soar government takes critics to court
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is accused of overreach as public disaffection grows over his handling of pandemic.
Jan 6 a ‘violent attempt’ by ‘terrorists’ to hold ‘power’: Biden
Biden spoke at a bill signing ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police officers for valour.
US to Iran’s Raisi: Seize opportunity for diplomacy now
Stance by Washington official comes as Raisi pledges 'diplomacy' and 'constructive' engagement in his inaugural speech.
How Syrian refugees helped clean up flooded German towns
The Syrian Volunteers in Germany group said hundreds of its volunteers rushed to the worst-affected areas.
Apple to scan iPhones, iPads for images of child sex abuse
Apple said its system has an error rate of 'less than one in 1 trillion' per year and that it protects user privacy.
Armed group attacks villages across northern Burkina Faso
An armed group stormed villages in the country's north, killing at least 10 civilians and 15 soldiers.
US Justice Dept launches investigation into Phoenix police force
US attorney general opens a probe looking into allegations of police using unlawful excessive force and retaliation.
Raging wildfire in California ravages tiny historic town
A gas station, hotel and bar were among many fixtures gutted in the town, which dates to California's Gold Rush era.
Residents say Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela
Development indicates the rebels are continuing a weeks-long push beyond Tigray.
Seven states make up half of COVID cases in the US: White House
Officials say the highly transmissible Delta variant is driving a surge in states with low vaccination rates.
Kenya: One killed in protests over brothers’ deaths in custody
Violence broke out after bodies of brothers, arrested for allegedly breaking COVID curfew, were discovered.
Former Tesla employee awarded $1m over racial slur
Award caps years of complaints by Black workers that Tesla failed to stop racial slurs on the assembly line.
AFL-CIO President Trumka, prominent US labour leader, dies at 72
Former coal miner, campaigner for workers' rights, led federation of labour unions representing 12.5 million US workers.
Troops deployed in Pakistan town after mob attacked Hindu temple
Statues damaged, temple's door burned down by mob that said a Hindu boy, granted bail on Wednesday, committed blasphemy.
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s citing fuselage degradation
Decision to ground the aircraft escalated a monthslong dispute with Airbus over aircraft's carbon composite fuselage.
Biden offers Hong Kong people in US temporary ‘safe haven’
China has 'fundamentally altered the bedrock' of Hong Kong's democratic institutions and 'suppressed freedoms', US says.