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Top 10: Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address, 164 people killed in Kazakhstan, and more

WION Web Team
New DelhiUpdated: Jan 09, 2022, 07:54 PM IST
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Local media in Kazakhstan reported on Sunday that at least 164 people have died in the wake of violent protests this week. Also, Britain's Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday defended the reduction in the isolation period for people who get test positive for the coronavirus.

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The White House has confirmed that US President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1.

The White House has confirmed that US President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1.

Local media in Kazakhstan reported on Sunday that at least 164 people have died in the wake of violent protests this week.

Local media in Kazakhstan reported on Sunday that at least 164 people have died in the wake of violent protests this week.

Britain's Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday defended the reduction in the isolation period for people who get test positive for the coronavirus.

Britain's Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday defended the reduction in the isolation period for people who get test positive for the coronavirus.

The population of the Chinese city Tianjin is being rigorously tested after two Omicron cases were reported.

The population of the Chinese city Tianjin is being rigorously tested after two Omicron cases were reported.

New York Mayor Eric Adams is facing nepotism claims after he appointed his brother Bernard Adams as the commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD)

New York Mayor Eric Adams is facing nepotism claims after he appointed his brother Bernard Adams as the commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD)

A government scientific adviser, Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick has termed the Omicron variant as "the first ray of light” amid the pandemic.

A government scientific adviser, Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick has termed the Omicron variant as "the first ray of light” amid the pandemic.

Be it a cyclone or floods, Indian Army has always gone an extra mile to help citizens in dire need.

Be it a cyclone or floods, Indian Army has always gone an extra mile to help citizens in dire need. In yet another commendable gesture, the army helped a pregnant woman reach hospital amid heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

If you want to buy alcohol or cannabis in Canada’s province of Quebec at government-funded stores, you will soon have to show a COVID-19 vaccination proof first.

If you want to buy alcohol or cannabis in Canada’s province of Quebec at government-funded stores, you will soon have to show a COVID-19 vaccination proof first.    

Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg recently named the best batsman and the bowler of the year 2021 while speaking in a video on his YouTube channel.

Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg recently named the best batsman and the bowler of the year 2021 while speaking in a video on his YouTube channel.