Saudi foreign minister visits Assad, further easing Syria’s isolation
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Damascus on Tuesday in the most significant step yet towards ending Syria’s decade-long regional isolation, and at…
Hong Kong to scrap isolation requirement for people with COVID
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong said it will no longer require people infected with COVID-19 to quarantine from Jan. 30, removing one of the last major coronavirus restrictions in place in…
Analysis-Iraq’s mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Moqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi’ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems isolated for now after his move to step back from formal politics…
Ukraine presses Europe on air defences, seeks Russia’s isolation
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a new plea to Western partners to help beef up Ukraine’s air defences on Thursday and called for further steps to isolate Russia. In comments delivered…
Explainer-Putin and North Korea’s Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for “crushing the challenges and threats of…
White House: Biden to remain in isolation until he tests negative for COVID
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden will remain in isolation until he tests negative for COVID-19, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. She also said it would be up to Biden’s…
Analysis-Taliban’s isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – A devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which killed at least 1,000 people and flattened homes in remote villages close to the Pakistani border,…
Hungary’s isolation, economic woes will make Orban’s fourth term his toughest yet
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces unprecedented headwinds as he embarks on a fourth consecutive term in office when the Hungarian nationalist will have to navigate his self-styled…
China’s factories opt for isolation bubbles to beat COVID curbs and keep running
By Josh Horwitz and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING – To keep factory lines open in the face of COVID curbs Chinese firms are asking workers to eat, sleep and work in bubbles…
CDC Shortens Isolation Window For Positive COVID-19 Result To 5 Days
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the amount of time it recommends people who test positive for COVID-19 isolate themselves, shortening the window from ten days to five. “Given…
Tips to help you survive COVID-19 isolation
Even before COVID-19 limited social contact with friends, family and colleagues, many adults experienced loneliness and depression due to limited contact with others. Now, a year after the pandemic forced many people…
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