Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 3

SANAA– Yemen’s Houthi militia said they seized a “military” ship of the United Arab Emirates in the Red Sea off the Yemeni port. “The UAE ship carries military equipment and entered the Yemeni regional waters without permission,” Houthi military Spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a brief statement aired by the Houthi- run al-Masirah TV. SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled…

SANAA — Yemen’s Houthi militia said they seized a “military” ship of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Red Sea off the Yemeni port.

“The UAE ship carries military equipment and entered the Yemeni regional waters without permission,” Houthi military Spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a brief statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. (Yemen-Houthis-UAE)

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HONG KONG — A research done by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Melbourne has revealed that T cells, one of the body’s key defences against COVID-19, are expected to be effective in mounting an immune response against Omicron, the HKUST announced on Monday.

Published on Sunday in scientific journal Viruses, the team analyzed over 1,500 fragments of SARS-CoV-2’s viral proteins, called epitopes, that have been found to be recognized by T cells in recovered COVID-19 patients or after vaccination. The team’s findings suggested that Omicron is unlikely to be able to evade T cells. (HK-Australia-COVID-19)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir — Police in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir said Monday two militants were killed in two separate gunfights in the region.

The gunfights, according to police, broke out in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (India-Controled Kashmir-Fighting-Militants)

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ISLAMABAD — At least six people were killed and over 40 others injured on Monday evening after two buses collided with each other in the eastern Bahawalpur district, local media reported.

According to the reports, the buses collided near the Asrani area of Khairpur Tamewali region in Bahawalpur of eastern Punjab province. (Pakistan-Road Accident-Toll)

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JERUSALEM — Israel has detected an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a northern village, the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement on Monday.

The bird flu was detected among 42,000 turkeys in the village of Nahalal, the ministry noted. (Israel-Bird Flu) Enditem