Japan health panel approves Merck's oral COVID-19 treatment
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MERCK & CO-JAPAN (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Japan health panel approves Merck's oral COVID-19 treatment
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
HONGKONG-SECURITY/UNIVERSITY (PIX, TV):Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
U.S. travelers adjust holiday plans to constraints of Omicron wave
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA (PIX):U.S. travelers adjust holiday plans to constraints of Omicron wave
S.Africa scraps isolation for those without COVID symptoms
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SAFRICA (PIX):S.Africa scraps isolation for those without COVID symptoms
Bangladesh takes baby steps towards climate-friendly just transition
From adopting clean energy in garment factories to helping coastal migrants settle in cities, the South Asian nation has a way to go in planning a greener, fairer future
GLOBAL MARKETS-Fading Omicron concerns set up shares for weekly gain, dent dollar
GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 2):GLOBAL MARKETS-Fading Omicron concerns set up shares for weekly gain, dent dollar
EXCLUSIVE - Jails in Thailand force prisoners to make fishing nets under threat of violence
Inmates face being beaten or having their release delayed and are paid a fraction of the minimum wage, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found
China's commerce ministry calls U.S. Xinjiang ban 'economic bullying'
USA-CHINA/COMMERCE (URGENT):China's commerce ministry calls U.S. Xinjiang ban 'economic bullying'
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 277.09 million, death toll at 5,679,519
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CASUALTIES (FACTBOX):FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 277.09 million, death toll at 5,679,519
Austria's vaccine board recommends fourth COVID jab for some
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AUSTRIA:Austria's vaccine board recommends fourth COVID jab for some