Covid Omicron: Time To Consider Mandatory Jabs, EU Chief Say...
Ursula von der Leyen said it was "appropriate" for EU states to consider compulsory jabs
European Union countries should consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant, the head of its Commission has said.
Ursula von der Leyen said vaccines ... Read More
Xiomara Castro: Honduras Votes In First Female President
Ms Xiomara Castro
Honduras looks set to elect its first female president, Xiomara Castro, after the ruling party conceded defeat.
Ms Castro, the candidate for the left-wing Libre (Free) Party, has a preliminary lead of almost 20 percentage points over her rival.
Her ... Read More
Mike Pence Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Abortion Rights
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has called on the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case which legalised abortion in the US.
Mr Pence said the ruling was "a misguided decision" that harmed ... Read More
Omicron Variant Was In Western Europe Days Before First Iden...
New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in southern Africa.
Authorities in the Netherlands said Tuesday that it detected the variant in test ... Read More
Australia Delays Border Reopening For Migrant Workers Becaus...
A flight crew walk through the terminal at Sydney Airport, Nov. 29, 2021.
Australia has changed its plan to allow fully vaccinated skilled migrants, backpackers and international students into the country beginning December 1.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there would be ... Read More
Barbados Becomes A republic And Parts Ways With The Queen
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a republic in an overnight ceremony in the capital of Bridgetown.
Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president during a midnight event coinciding with the country's ... Read More
Biden Says Omicron Lockdowns Not Needed ‘For Now’...
Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic" one day after it was detected in North America.
He said he saw no need for a lockdown "for now", adding, ... Read More
Magdalena Andersson: Sweden’s First Female PM Returns ...
Sweden's first female prime minister has been reappointed to the top job after political turmoil forced her to resign within hours of taking the post last week.
MPs backed Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson by a narrow margin in a ... Read More
Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Expected To Step Down As Chief E...
Jack Dorsey
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to step down as chief executive of the company, according to media reports.
Mr Dorsey founded Twitter in 2006, and has been serving as chief executive of both Twitter and payment firm Square.
He had ... Read More
Covid: Third Case Of Omicron Variant Detected In The UK
A third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency has said.
It said the case involves a person who visited the Westminster area of London but who is no longer in the ... Read More