The World Health Organization's European head on Tuesday warned countries to brace for a "significant surge" in COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads, and advised the widespread use of boosters for... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Germany's leaders on Tuesday limited private New Year's parties to 10 people and banned spectators from football games to stem Omicron's spread, stopping short of imposing new coronavirus curbs before... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
President Joe Biden on Tuesday sought to reassure Americans about the country's ability to battle the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, saying it was "prepared" to fight what is now the dominant... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan's COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and above. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday Israelis over the age of 60 and medical teams will be eligible for a fouth Covid vaccination, following the recommendation of an expert panel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Bars in Finland will be forced to close at 9:00 pm on Christmas Eve as part of new restrictions designed to fight record Covid infection levels, the prime minister said on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the main coronavirus strain in the United States, accounting for 73.2 percent of new cases over the past week for which data is available, health authorities... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
An auction house tasked with selling some 90 items owned by the late football icon Diego Maradona announced on Monday it was extending the deadline to submit bids after the most expensive pieces were... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The European Union approved its fifth Covid-19 vaccine Monday, stepping up its battle against the Omicron virus variant as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure the pandemic ends next year. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden does not plan on "locking the country down" in response to a surge in coronavirus cases, the White House said Monday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Afghanistan's finance ministry under the Taliban government has prepared a draft national budget that, for the first time in two decades, is funded without foreign aid, a spokesman said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday called for the expansion and strengthening of the COVID-19 vaccination programme across the world in view of the rising cases of Omicron variant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Former president Donald Trump sued New York's attorney general on Monday in an attempt to stop her years-long civil probe into his business dealings, a court filing showed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
At least 17 people died and around 60 were missing after a boat sank off the northeast coast of Madagascar early Monday, maritime authorities said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The number of deathsfrom the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208,the national police said Monday, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Britain's Guardian newspaper on Sunday published a photograph of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and more than a dozen other people drinking wine in the garden of his Downing Street residence which it... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Israel's health ministry Sunday recommended banning Israelis from travelling to the United States, and added several European countries to its Covid "red list", aimed at containing the Omicron... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A virtual auction of some 90 items owned by late football superstar Diego Maradona on Sunday failed to attract any big bidders, with a seaside apartment, two BMWs and the house he had bought for his... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned of a bleak winter ahead as the Covid-19 Omicron variant spurs a new wave of infections globally, sparking restrictions and concerns over hospital... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed the foreign minister to lead talks with Europe Sunday after the resignation of the Brexit minister sent shockwaves through the already troubled London... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Automobile giant Tesla leads the EV sector with innovations and new technology. But that was not enough to stop a disgruntled customer from blowing up his Tesla car using 30 kg of dynamite. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
India on Sunday pitched for finding ways to help the Afghan people, while reaffirming the need for an inclusive government in Kabul. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday spewing a two km (1.24 miles) high ash column, prompting authorities to warn people to stay away from the eruption range. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 195 million loan for Pakistan in order to improve electricity distribution and implement energy sector reforms to increase service... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Two Katyusha rockets early Sunday targeted the ultra-secure Green Zone in Baghdad that houses the US embassy, Iraq's security forces said in a statement. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Germany's health authority announced late Saturday that Britain had been added to its list of Covid high-risk countries, which will mean tighter travel restrictions. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Boris Johnson's office on Saturday confirmed the resignation of Brexit minister David Frost, topping a torrid week for the British prime minister after a party rebellion on new coronavirus curbs and... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Newly obtained Pentagon documents show that the US air wars in the Middle East have been marked by "deeply flawed intelligence" and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, including many children,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Former Brexit negotiator David Frost has resigned from the government, The Mail on Sunday reported, in another potentially big blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The much-delayed launch of the James Webb space telescope will go ahead on December 24, NASA and the company overseeing the launch confirmed on Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Netherlands will go into "lockdown" over the Christmas period to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
From a necktie to two BMW cars to a box of Cuban cigars - not to mention his parents' home - nearly 90 items once belonging to Diego Maradona will go on the virtual auction block on Sunday in an... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Pfizer announced Friday that it wants to test a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in the under-fives, as the low dosage such small children can handle may not offer the same protection that older... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A defiant Ghislaine Maxwell said Friday that prosecutors had failed to prove her guilty of sex crimes, as her defense wound up in a trial that heard lurid claims she groomed minors for abuse by the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The senior civil servant tasked with investigating claims of parties held by staff from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives during lockdown recused himself on Friday following reports... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday likened the spread of the Omicron variant in Europe to "lightning", adding that it would be the dominant strain in France from the start of 2022. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travelers from 10 African countries, while reimposing testing and warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The G7 on Thursday called the Omicron variant the "biggest current threat to global public health", saying its emergence meant it was "more important than ever" for countries to "closely cooperate". https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US Vice-President Kamala Harris, who is widely seen as having hit a political rough patch, said she and Joe Biden have not discussed the 2024 election or whether the president will run for a second... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A US government-appointed panel of medical experts on Thursday unanimously recommended mRNA Covid vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna over Johnson & Johnson's shot, in light of its weaker protection... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States on Thursday unleashed a volley of actions to censure China's treatment of the Uyghur minority, with lawmakers voting to curb trade and a slew of new sanctions over high-tech... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Novavax's covid vaccine could receive approval from Europe's drug regulator next week and subsequently an emergency use listing from the WHO, the Financial Times reported on Thursday https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an "orchestrated effort" to block a deal, the body's chief said on... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
President Joe Biden on Wednesday named Caroline Kennedy as the US ambassador to Australia, giving a new public role to the once reticent scion of the celebrated political dynasty. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
An NFT memorializing Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost $1... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden pledged increased federal assistance to Kentucky on Wednesday as he surveyed the damage in tornado-ravaged towns and consoled survivors of the twisters that took scores of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Omicron variant of Covid "makes us fear the worst," including soaring infections and... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Chinese painkiller makers, vowing to step up action over the addiction epidemic that kills hundreds of Americans daily. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, as the EU's health agency warned that immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
One of two men wrongfully imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X sued New York state for at least $20 million in damages Tuesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Six women on Tuesday sued Tesla, alleging a culture of sexual harassment at the electric carmaker's California plant and other facilities that included unwanted touching, catcalls and retaliation for... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide "significant protection", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Observing that India is situated in a "tough neighbourhood", US President Joe Biden's nominee for next envoy to New Delhi on Tuesday told lawmakers that he will double-down on America's efforts to... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
With Bangladesh being the central pillar of India's Neighbourhood First policy, Dhaka is New Delhi's largest trade partner in South Asia and bilateral trade between the two countries grew at an... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A US diplomat's wife is to face criminal proceedings in Britain, charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a teenager, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Monday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
COVID-19 cases in Canada may rapidly rise in the coming days due to community spread of the Omicron variant, mirroring the situation in the country's most populous province of Ontario, Canada's top... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Geneva's chief prosecutor said on Monday he had closed a criminal investigation into allegations Spain's former king Juan Carlos laundered "illegal commission" payments from Saudi Arabia, due to... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, plans to change his not guilty plea to separate civil rights charges, according to a court filing on... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
India on Monday voted against a UN Security Council draft resolution that linked climate change with global security challenges as it argued that the move attempts to undermine the hard-won consensus... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
More than a dozen Chinese-listed companies said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China's eastern Zhejiang province in response to local government's tightened COVID-19 curbs,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China, which... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he's sleeping soundly after becoming the first premier in nine years to inhabit the official residence, which is reputedly haunted by ghosts. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russia is the global leader in hypersonic missiles and, by the time other countries catch up, is likely to have developed technology to counteract these new weapons, President Vladimir Putin said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming "tidal wave" of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of December. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Israel announced on Sunday it was adding Britain and Denmark to its "red" list of countries that Israelis are forbidden to visit, citing concern over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
More powerful, destructive, and deadlier storms will be the "new normal" as the effects of climate change take root, the top US emergency management official said Sunday after massive tornadoes... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Dubai has become the world's first government to turn 100% paperless, the Emirate's Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced, pointing at savings of 1.3 billion... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The UK government on Sunday raised the country's coronavirus alert level from three to four due to the rapid increase of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, recording another 1,239 cases to take the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus in Austria, including mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and home... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Australia said on Sunday it will shorten the wait time for people to receive COVID-19 booster vaccines following a rise in cases of the Omicron variant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Group of Seven richest democracies on Saturday sought to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine, putting on a united front to warn of dire consequences for any incursion and urging Moscow to return... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The son of Panama's ex-president Ricardo Martinelli was arraigned Saturday by a Brooklyn court on charges of conspiracy to launder tens of millions of dollars in bribes. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Police on Saturday said that armed officers shot dead a man in the British capital but the incident was not being treated as terrorism. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Alex Goodman knew something horrendous was occurring outside, as her house convulsed from a tornado that tore through western Kentucky "like a "bomb," killing dozens and forever changing the face of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The storm system that devastated parts of the United States overnight is likely to be "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history," President Joe Biden said Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The downtown of Mayfield, Kentucky resembled a pile of "matchsticks," the small city's mayor said Saturday, hours after a devastating tornado roared through several US states and left more than 75... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Less than half of the African continent is amenable to mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a study by a group of scientists, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS One. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The eldest daughter of pioneering US astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father's famed suborbital... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
More than 70 people are feared dead after tornadoes devastated the southeastern US state of Kentucky overnight Friday into Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had found no safety issues after investigating allegations made against Blue Origin's human spaceflight program. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Catherine Russell, a senior official of US President Joe Biden's administration, has been named head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a UN spokesperson announced Friday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday rejected Russia's call for the West to withdraw its invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The UK on Friday saw the highest number of Covid infections since January, a senior minister said Friday, as the government seeks to slow the spread of the new variant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of the disease. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine provides 70-75 per cent protection against symptomatic infection from the Omicron variant, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
While small countries are often perceived as major havens for hiding or laundering money, "enormous amounts of illicit funds" end up in the US financial system, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The street in front of the embassy of Saudi Arabia will be called "Jamal Khashoggi Way," after the Washington city council voted to honor the Saudi journalist murdered by government agents. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden has ordered his staff to prepare "additional measures" if troubled talks over Iran's nuclear program, which resumed Thursday in Vienna, fail to reach a resolution. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden on Thursday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela while referring to the work done by Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights activist, during his opening remarks at the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission was launched at 1 am EST Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday accused UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government of failing to keep its word on Brexit, but said he was willing to re-engage in good faith. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday expanded authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid booster to include 16- and 17-year-olds. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Donald Trump's former chief of staff filed suit Wednesday against the congressional committee pursuing him for criminal contempt over his refusal to testify in their probe of the deadly US Capitol... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it will give an additional bonus to its employees globally this year, as the tech giant pushes back its return-to-office plan. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa on Wednesday approved Pfizer's coronavirus booster shots for over-18s, as the Omicron variant dominates rising new infections. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
With the same stoicism that had marked Angela Merkel's 16 years in office, the outgoing German chancellor left power behind on Wednesday, looking straight ahead as the Audi car she was in drove out of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he had warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of unprecedented US sanctions should Russian troops massed on the border of Ukraine launch an attack. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Wednesday after footage of her joking about a Christmas party at Downing Street during lockdown last year aired on national television. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Russian rocket carrying a Japanese billionaire docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Britain recorded 131 new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on Wednesday, taking the total to 568, as it emerged that government ministers are in discussion about plans for tougher rules in an... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin held a two-hour video summit Tuesday in which the US president said he would warn of painful sanctions and increased military support for Eastern Europe if Russia invades... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook signed an agreement with Chinese officials, estimated to be worth about $275 billion, to placate threats that would have hobbled its devices and services in the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Amazon.com Inc's services including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Prime Video and its namesake e-commerce website were down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron', early indications suggested it was not worse than prior strains,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa's surge in Covid-19 cases following the emergence of the omicron variant hasn't overwhelmed hospitals so far, prompting some cautious optimism that the new strain may cause mostly mild... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Kashmiri Pandits are one of the most successful Indian-American communities, a top US lawmaker has said, praising the community members for their contributions in America and the world. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who "remain absolutely loyal" to the country's ruling party, state media... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Mixing other vaccines with those from AstraZeneca Plc or Pfizer Inc. offers at least as effective protection against Covid-19 as giving two doses of the same shots, a UK study found. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will hold a high-stakes video conference call that Biden will use to try to dissuade Moscow from invading Ukraine, where... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Rapid and still-evolving border restrictions in response to the omicron variant have submerged air-travel demand yet again, throwing a long-awaited recovery into uncertainty. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, an Indian-origin anti-apartheid icon who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada, has died. He was 84, South Africa's ruling party... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and United States expressed "determination" during a phone call on Monday that Ukraine's sovereignty should be respected, the French... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The US will impose "severe economic harm" on Russia and boost its military presence in Eastern Europe should Moscow invade Ukraine, the White House warned Monday, laying out the high stakes on the eve... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa's fourth COVID-19 wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said, terming the surge in infections a matter of "great... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
NASA announced Monday its 10 latest trainee astronauts, who include a firefighter turned Harvard professor, a former member of the national cycle team, and a pilot who led the first-ever all-woman... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the previous year, but a worst-case scenario was averted, the World Health Organization... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday it respected the US government's announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a rare move on Monday, asked State Minister of Information Murad Hassan to resign for his "derogatory remarks" against women, according to a ruling Awami... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Britain's Health Minister said on Monday there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of England but it is too early to say if this will "knock us off... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Nightclubs in France will be ordered to close for four weeks starting this weekend to counter surging Covid-19 cases that have seen hospitals announce emergency protocols as beds fill up, Prime... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States on Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing human rights abuses, in a move that will not stop US athletes from competing. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Iceland on Monday raised the alert level for a possible eruption of its most active volcano after several small earthquakes were registered earlier in the day. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US regulators are scrutinizing a deal between Donald Trump's fledgling social media company and an investment vehicle to bring the former president's venture to the stock market, documents showed... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Kremlin said Monday on the eve of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden that Moscow is not expecting "breakthroughs", as tensions rise over Ukraine. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Iran said Monday it was ready to resume nuclear talks but based on draft proposals it submitted last week, accusing Western powers of stalling negotiations in Vienna. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Britain on Monday slammed Myanmar's generals after the country's UK-educated ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed for four years for incitement against the military. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Future pandemics could be more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one of the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes the country into a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano's deadly weekend eruption. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Initial data from a major hospital complex in South Africa's omicron epicenter show that while Covid-19 case numbers have surged, patients need less medical intervention. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United Nations has called for Myanmar to hold to account anyone using excessive force against unarmed civilians after security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protesters killing five of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Heavy rain and wind temporarily halted rescue efforts on Monday after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted and killed 14 people on the weekend, and officials urged residents to be vigilant because the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Five people in Sydney, Australia's largest city, have contracted the omicron variant of the coronavirus locally, New South Wales health authorities confirmed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The omicron variant spread among two fully vaccinated travelers across the hallway of a Hong Kong quarantine hotel, underscoring why the highly mutated coronavirus strain is unnerving health... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
As fears of another global surge of Covid-19 cases send jitters through global markets, spur a new round of travel bans and cause Americans to rethink their holiday plans, scientists studying the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Singapore's Ministry of Health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection compared... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small studio at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting her... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Africa has little chance of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet "extreme vaccine discrimination" is leaving the continent behind, a report... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
People vaccinated with Russia's coronavirus vaccines Sputnik V should not be deprived of the right to travel around the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Foreign students in Japan will no longer be permitted access to duty-free purchases in response to suspected cases of reselling and complaints of cumbersome eligibility checks. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The incoming German government wants to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory from March 16 for people working in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical practices, according to a copy of draft... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
When Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet virtually on Tuesday the two presidents will have to negotiate a history of mutual suspicion as they take up the urgent issue of a major Russian military buildup... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A mobile library bus chugged to a Kabul orphanage Sunday and opened its doors for the first time since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, eliciting beaming smiles from children. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that a medal of bravery will be conferred on a man who tried to save the Sri Lankan factory manager from a mob by risking his own life in... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure as it reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions due to the Omicron variant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Russian airliner had to change course to avoid a NATO spy plane that was crossing its path above the Black Sea, Moscow authorities have said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Hands resting in front of the stomach, thumbs and fingertips touching to form a diamond shape -- Angela Merkel's "rhombus" hand gesture was her most recognisable trademark. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Japan's Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on Sunday celebrated her coming of age at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo after turning 20 on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The US has made it mandatory for all incoming passengers, including those from India, to carry a negative COVID-19 test report or a proof of recovery from the contagion amidst rising number of cases... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Ten people trapped after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death count from the disaster climbed... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States on Saturday led a group of Western nations and allies in condemnation of the Taliban over the "summary killings" of former members of the Afghan security forces reported by rights... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Chilean paleontologists on Wednesday presented their findings on a dinosaur discovered three years ago in Patagonia which they said had a highly unusual tail that has stumped researchers. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Donald Trump's fledgling social media venture and an investment vehicle it is partnering with said Saturday that institutional investors have pledged $1 billion in funds for the former president's... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, amid an investigation into his involvement with helping defend brother Andrew Cuomo, the former New York... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will hold talks by video conference on Tuesday, the Kremlin and Washington said, as tensions rise over Ukraine. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
An avalanche in the Salzburg region killed three people and injured two while they were skiing off-piste, Austria's Red Cross said Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that recent extensive Chinese military operations near Taiwan resembled "rehearsals" and he reaffirmed Washington's strong support for Taipei. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
An air defence test triggered a loud explosion near Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility Saturday as nuclear talks with major powers stumble. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States warned Saturday that it would not allow Iran to "slow walk" international negotiations over its nuclear program, a day after heaping blame on Tehran for the stalled process. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
French President Emmanuel Macron held face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the first major Western leader to visit the kingdom since... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said that the country can manage the fourth wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant without imposing stringent restrictions, as he urged citizens... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Afghanistan may face an economic collapse if its frozen assets are not released to cope with the burgeoning needs, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
France's conservative party on Saturday chose the moderate chief of the Paris region Valerie Pecresse to challenge President Emmanuel Macron next year, a pick that will likely have a major influence... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going under the hammer, along with an NFT memorializing his first edit on... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Barbados officials on Friday were investigating how a man reportedly managed to board a commercial flight from the island nation to the US city of Miami with a loaded gun in his possession. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
There is currently no evidence to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron variant of COVID-19 are more severe than those of other variants, or that vaccines would be ineffective, according to a... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the heavily mutated Covid-19 strain's spread... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of COVID-19 infections among young children, even as the country recorded a further 16,055 infections and 25 deaths overnight on... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday that a probe be opened into President Jair Bolsonaro for having said during a live broadcast on multiple social media platforms that COVID-19... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus - possibly one that causes the common cold - present in the same... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A nurse who raped and impregnated a severely disabled woman in his care has been jailed for 10 years in the US state of Arizona, local media reported Friday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the global economic recovery, just as the Delta strain did, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States hit out at Iran on Friday, saying nuclear talks between the Islamic republic and world powers had stalled because Tehran "does not seem to be serious" about returning to the table. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Any move by China to invade Taiwan would have "terrible consequences," USSecretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, adding that he hoped Chinese leaders would think very carefully about "not... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South Africa's Covid-19 infections surged to a record three million on Friday as a new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through parts of the country, official figures showed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
In a rare move by law enforcement, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald announced that James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, each face four counts of involuntary... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russia's federal statistics agency Rosstat said Friday that nearly 75,000 people died of coronavirus in the country in October, making it the deadliest month of the entire pandemic. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden delivered a speech Friday with a notably hoarse voice, but insisted he had simply caught a cold from his grandson and is tested daily for Covid-19. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Soumya Swaminathan said that Omicron variant could become dominant because it is highly transmissible, but that a different vaccine may not be needed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Hospital staff in Britain acted swiftly after a man arrived at their emergency ward with a World War II-era munition in his rectum. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A $6 billion high-speed rail line connecting China with its Southeast Asian neighbour Laos opened on Friday, a milestone in Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure plans. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Sri Lankan factory manager in Pakistan was on Friday beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob, police confirmed, in an incident local media reported was linked to alleged blasphemy. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant, spreading now in southern Africa and detected in over 30 other countries, has prompted fears it could significantly undermine the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist on Friday urged people not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and said it was too early to say if vaccines would need... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
When the Taliban overran Kabul in mid-August, seizing power for the second time, the years-old mystery over the whereabouts of the movement's Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada deepened further. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Beijing took umbrage on Thursday at the suspension of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments in China in solidarity with Peng Shuai after the player made a sexual assault accusation then... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Australia on Friday reported a student with no history of foreign travel had tested positive for the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the country's first detected case of community transmission. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Two NASA astronauts completed a 6-1/2 hour spacewalk on Thursday to replace a faulty antenna on the International Space Station, a mission NASA said carried slightly higher risk posed by orbital... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A preliminary study by South African scientists published Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Rejecting calls for a binding agreement regulating or banning the use of weapons often dubbed killer robots, Washington instead proposed at the United Nations on Thursday a "code of conduct". https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A region in western Canada has notched up a record-high winter temperature, just months after the country sweltered under a historic global heat dome in the summer, causing global concern about... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and some resistance... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
New York state has confirmed "five cases" of the Omicron variant, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday, bringing the total number of US detections of the new coronavirus strain to eight. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Germany will impose sweeping curbs on people not vaccinated against Covid-19 to combat the latest surge in cases, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday after meeting regional leaders. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The IMF's high-profile chief economist Gita Gopinath next month will become the number two official at the Washington-based crisis lender, the fund announced Thursday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately-owned and... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The White House will unveil a group of countries next week that have pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that can be used by bad actors and repressive governments to violate human... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United Nations on Thursday launched a campaign against gender-based violence on the internet, complete with the symbol which can be added to social media posts. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A Trump-era policy under which migrants seeking asylum in the United States must wait in Mexico for their applications to be processed will resume, the two countries announced Thursday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Alphabet Inc's Google is delaying its return-to-office plan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
President Joe Biden said Thursday the United States' Covid-19 response shouldn't be politically divisive and that he hoped for bipartisan backing for his plan to tackle the pandemic over winter. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday warned against the risk of "health apartheid" as he took aim at travel bans imposed on his country after it detected the new Omicron variant of Covid. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Health authorities in the midwestern US state of Minnesota announced Thursday they had found another case of the Omicron variant on American soil, this time in a man with no known recent international... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday it was not too late for Iran to revive its nuclear deal with world powers, but cautioned that optimism was low. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Omicron is a variant of Covid-19 first sequenced in South Africa with cases now present in over 20 countries and on all continents. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Singapore's world-leading pivot away from Covid Zero is being watched closely as the omicron variant roils global markets. So far, the country has refrained from reversing course on its gradual border... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Leading South African scientists warned it is still too early to determine that the omicron variant will only cause mild illness. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Italian fashion house Armani announced Wednesday it would no longer use angora wool, a product made from rabbit hair, as part of its fur-free policy. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The World Bank's board has endorsed transferring $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan cope with a brewing humanitarian crisis after the U.S. withdrawal, two... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Former President Donald Trump's new social media venture is seeking to raise up to $1 billion by selling shares to hedge funds and family offices at several times the valuation it commanded in a deal... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa where it is fast... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized an "irresponsible" Russian test that endangered the International Space Station with debris, and the Biden administration laid out a new... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A U.N. committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the United Nations, said the panel's chair, meaning the Afghan Taliban and Myanmar junta will not be... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The UK government said late Wednesday it has ordered 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses, from pharmaceutical giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, to bolster its jabs drive over the next two... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to roll back abortion rights in the United States by upholding a law in the southern state of Mississippi that would ban the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Iran has started producing enriched uranium with more efficient advanced centrifuges at its Fordow plant dug into a mountain, the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, further eroding the 2015 Iran... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The wife of the man known as the "Godfather of Black Music" was shot and killed Wednesday in a break-in at the couple's Beverly Hills home, US media reported. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday that big greenhouse gas emitting countries like China, India, Russia and others must move faster to help the world avert the worst impacts of global... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday weighed in on the Supreme Court's politically explosive abortion law hearing, saying he backs the nearly half-century-old case underpinning current rights. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health officials told parliament Wednesday, calling the situation "worrying". https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Alec Baldwin has said he did not pull the trigger of the gun he was holding that killed a cinematographer on the movie set of "Rust." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed travel bans targeting specific countries and regions imposed over the new Covid-19 variant as "unfair" and "ineffective." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The death count in the latest US school shooting rose to four Wednesday after a 17-year-old student died from his wounds in the attack at a Michigan high school, local police said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected in a person in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
British police on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of trespass, after he allegedly breached security at parliament and prompted a temporary lockdown at the sensitive London landmark. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Omicron variant has been detected in five out of nine South African provinces and accounted for 74% of the virus genomes sequenced in November, data from the country's National Institute for... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The World Health Organization expects to have more information on the transmissibility of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus within days, its technical lead on COVID-19, Maria van Kerkhove,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J