Covid: 13 Test Positive For Omicron After South Africa-Nethe...
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa.
They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for coronavirus.
It comes as tighter restrictions come into force ... Read More
Channel Migrants: PM Calls On France To Take Back People Who...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on France to agree to "take back" people who cross the Channel to the UK.
The PM said he had written to French President Emmanuel Macron setting out five steps to "move further and faster" ... Read More
Sweden’s First Female PM Resigns Hours After Appointme...
Magdalena Andersson
Sweden's first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed.
Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass.
Instead, parliament ... Read More
Americans Prepare For Holidays As Inflation Squeezes Wallets...
A shopper passes empty shelves at a Safeway grocery store on Nov. 18, 2021, in Alameda, Calif.
Tawanda Carter is a school librarian in New Orleans, Louisiana. She said preparing for the holidays has presented a unique set of challenges this ... Read More
Covid: Europe Region Faces 700,000 More Deaths By March R...
A further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization has warned.
The death toll already exceeds 1.5 million in the 53 countries of what the WHO terms as its Europe ... Read More
‘Vaccinated, Cured or Dead’: Germany Battles Surging COV...
People wearing face masks queue to get vaccinated in the Philharmonic Hall in the northern German city of Hamburg
The German health minister has warned citizens that they would be either “vaccinated, cured or dead” from COVID-19 by the end ... Read More
Covid: Can UK Avoid A Europe-Style Return To Lockdown?
Covid infection rates have started rising sharply in parts of Western Europe, prompting the introduction of fresh restrictions and lockdowns.
It has triggered fears the UK could follow suit. But there are plenty of reasons to believe Britain will escape the ... Read More
Covid: Austria Back In Lockdown As Protests Rock Europe
Austria has returned to a full national lockdown as protests against new restrictions aimed at curbing Covid-19 infections spread across Europe.
From midnight, Austrians have been asked to work from home and non-essential shops have closed.
New restrictions have sparked protests throughout ... Read More
US Warns Pilots Of Possible ‘Surface-to-air Fire’ In Eth...
The United States has warned pilots that planes operating out of Ethiopia’s main international airport – one of busiest in Africa – could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” if the country’s spiralling conflict nears the ... Read More
Instagram: US States Investigate How Platform Targets Childr...
A group of US states is investigating how Instagram targets children, despite it posing potential risks to them.
The group - made up of both Democrat and Republican states - is investigating Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta to determine if ... Read More