Russia-led troops sent to Kazakhstan as 'dozens' killed in unrest

A Moscow-led military alliance dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan on Thursday as police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings.
#russiantroops #kazakhastan #moscow

Hair loss treatment for votes? South Korea's hairy debate

South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate ignited a debate this week after he proposed allowing public healthcare insurance to cover hair loss treatment, fanning both cheers from some voters and criticism over his populist agenda.
#southkorea #hairloss

Taiwan begins deporting Chinese nationals in rare cooperation

Taiwan has started deporting Chinese nationals for the first time in over a year, authorities said on Thursday, following China's return of a Taiwanese fugitive in a rare act of cooperation as tensions rise.
#taiwan #china #deportation

WHO director warns against calling the Omicron variant 'mild,' even if it's less severe than Delta

The World Health Organisation's director-general warned on Thursday against calling the Omicron coronavirus variant "mild," even if it's less severe than the Delta variant.
#who #deltavariant #coronavirus #omicron

Taliban order shop owners to behead mannequins

The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures violate Islamic law. A video clip showing men sawing the plastic heads off women figures went viral on social media.
#taliban #afghanistan

Polish president tests positive for Covid-19

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, his chief of staff Pawel Szrot said on Wednesday. "The president is fine, has no severe symptoms and is under constant medical care," Szrot said on Twitter.
#andrzejduda #covid

Tennis great Djokovic facing deportation after Australia cancels visa

Australia vowed to deport tennis world number one Novak Djokovic on Thursday, saying the vaccine-sceptic Serb failed to meet strict pandemic entry requirements.
#australia #novakdjokovic

The Chinese city of Xi'an intensifies its lockdown and closes its international airport

China is ramping up the intensity of its Covid-19 lockdown on the northwest city of Xi'an, closing its international airport and barring travelers from entry altogether. The city of 13 million first locked down on December 23, after recording around 1,000 Covid-19 cases between December 9 and December 23.
#china #xian #covid

Reporter reunited with gold earring she lost during the Capitol riot one year later

A reporter was reunited with a gold earring she lost during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot nearly one year later. Joe Lowry, who works in emergency preparedness for the US Congress, Tweeted on January 10, 2021, that he found a gold hoop earring in the House Gallery on January 6, 2021. 
#reporter #capitolriot #joelowry

US charges Colombian suspect over Haiti president's murder

US authorities have charged a retired Colombian soldier over the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise last July, justice officials said Tuesday. The Justice Department said in a statement that 43-year-old Mario Palacios, along with others, "participated in a plot to kidnap or kill the Haitian President."
#jovenelmoise #haiti #murder