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Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta  CNN Omicron Infections Seem to Be Milder, Three Research Teams Report  The New York Times Omicron wave appears milder, but concern remains  BBC News The latest on

After months of debate over what to do with the Pillar of Shame, a statue commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre on the campus of the University of Hong Kong, workers arrived in the middle of the night—dismantling

A monument at the University of Hong Kong which marks the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed.

Israeli researchers on Wednesday displayed a Roman-era golden ring with an early Christian symbol for Jesus inscribed in its gemstone, found in a shipwreck off the ancient port of Caesarea. The thick octagonal gold ring with its green gemstone bore

The Jerusalem Post has reported that thousands of LGBTQ+ Israelis received text messages saying they “deserve severe punishment, death and deportation” and calling on them to “repent.” The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel confirmed the news Monday. “You are

The captain and first mate of an oil tanker that crashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, causing the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worst-ever environmental disaster, have been convicted of endangering safe navigation. The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned but Panamanian-flagged bulk

President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant that the country was “prepared” to fight it, as Israel — which pioneered the use of Covid vaccine boosters — announced fourth shots for those

NYC Sees ‘Staggering’ New Daily Cases as CDC Estimates Omicron Prevalence Tops 90%  NBC New York ‘Enormous spread of omicron’ may bring 140M new COVID infections to US in the next two months, model predicts  USA TODAY Omicron Infections Seem to Be

(BEIJING) — China ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighborhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi’an following a spike in coronavirus cases, setting off panic buying just weeks before the country hosts the

The “Pillar of Shame” was one of the most prominent monuments commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil.