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Top 10 world news: Fully vaccinated doctors get infected with Omicron variant and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Dec 01, 2021, 07:53 PM IST
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In this file photo, former US President Donald Trump, people on a railway station in Israel can be seen along with China's DF-17 hypersonic missiles. Photograph:(Agencies)

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After Israel reported the first case of Omicron variant case last week, reports said two doctors were infected with the new variant even as they were fully vaccinated including with a booster shot. The European Union has unveiled a project called ''Global Gateway'' that is worth 300 billion euros ($340 billion).

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Both doctors reportedly worked in the same hospital. One of the doctors had visited London.

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Experts believe the strategy is an offshoot of a plan by G7 countries to offer developing countries an alternative to Belt and Road presented in June at the industrial powers' summit in Cornwall.

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Meadows, who served as Trump's chief of staff, has made the shocking revelation in his new memoir called 'The Chief's Chief.'

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After reports claimed China had recently tested two hypersonic missiles, a top official from the US Space Force claimed China's hypersonic weapon can stay in space over an extended period.

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The list has been compiled according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index and was conducted in 173 cities.

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In a new development, Russian space agency Roscosmos has threatened to sue a NASA astronaut.   

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British defence ministry said that it is planning to allow HIV positive people to join British armed forces if they no longer carry detectable amount of the virus.

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Even as the world is tensed over the emergence of a new Covid variant Omicron, a debate seems to have begun over its pronunciation.   

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Jonathan Lamb, son of Marcus Lamb described the Covid infection as "a spiritual attack from the enemy".

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As a founding member of the grouping, India has used the platform to raise issues of vital importance globally