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Why are women more likely to die in a crash than men?

Crash test dummies have made cars safer, but design restrictions lead to discrepancies

Apart from women, fatality and injury risks are also higher for older adults, heavier adults and children than they are for young to middle-aged men who weigh around 170 pounds

Ashraf Ghani says he fled nation to ‘save Kabul’

Ghani denies the accusations he stole millions of dollars while fleeing the country

Ghani, speaking to the BBC in an interview broadcast on Thursday — his first interview since he fled — said his sudden departure was the “hardest” decision he made.

US breaks single-day COVID-19 case record

New daily case total topped 488,000 on Wednesday; Over 2 million cases reported in a week

A man gets tested for Covid-19 at a testing site in Washington, DC, on December 29, 2021.

US record for daily COVID-19 cases is broken

As a third year of pandemic loomed, 7-day average of cases tops 267,000

People receive free COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.

COVID-19: Omicron is not more severe for children

Several US states have reported increases of about 50% in pediatric admissions in December

A San Ramon Valley Fire District worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an 11-year-old in San Ramon, California..

Biden signs $770 billion defense bill

Lawmakers increased spending in almost every part of the military

F-35 fighter jet. The bill, the National Defence Authorisation Act, also contains a 2.7 per cent pay increase for most service members, a broadly popular provision supported by even the dozens of progressives who opposed the legislation’s passage in the House.

Cities worldwide pare back New Year celebrations

Omicron has prompted governments to reinstate travel restrictions, mask mandates

New Year's celebrations in New York are very grand normally.

India seeks a tap for homes in water-stressed villages

40 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases every year

Men fill water containers from a hand pump well in Imlidol, India. India, one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, is halfway through an ambitious drive to provide clean tap water by 2024 to all the roughly 192 million households across its 600,000 villages.

How to watch the James Webb Space Telescope launch

James Webb Space Telescope will help study atmospheres of far-away planets

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2 more studies say Omicron cases seem to be milder

Data offers further hope surge may not be as catastrophic as feared despite spike in cases

Empty tables at a bar usually crowded with customers in London, amid record-breaking cases in Britain.

Missionaries describe dramatic escape from kidnappers

They used mountain as landmark, followed moon light and ‘the sure guidance of the stars’

A photo of the 17 freed hostages taken in Florida is seen at the press conference at Christian Aid Ministries home office in Berlin, OH on December 20, 2021.

Israeli officials cast doubt on Iran attack threat

‘It’s difficult - even impossible - to launch campaign that would take care of all sites’

Satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows an area near Abadeh, Iran - an alleged nuclear site.

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