Even as Omicron has now become the dominant variant in the US, the country has reported its first death from the highly transmissible variant, the media reported. ....

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted California, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. ....

Even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant has been "raging" through the US and the world, it is likely to put strain on the hospital system in the country in the coming weeks, warned President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci. ....

Hamtramck will become the first known city in the US with a government made up entirely of Muslims, according to the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which says it has no record of any other such administration, CNN reported. ....

Some of the rapid at-home Covid-19 tests available in the US may not accurately pick up the new super mutant Omicron variant, the country's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said. ....

In a frightening incident, school districts across the US decided to cancel classes on Friday owing to reports of threats being made on short-video app TikTok that children and teachers should skip school due to "supposed threats of shootings or bombings". ....

Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba, 75, has been re-elected as the President of the Nepali Congress (NC). ....

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tested for Covid-19 late Tuesday after coming into a casual contact. ....

The Omicron variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization has said. ....

An eastern Chinese city registered 37 locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, local authorities have said. ....