France’s Parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues – the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. In China, the city […]
Day: January 16, 2022
Can Afghanistan avoid a hunger crisis?
The United Nations World Food Programme says eight out of every nine families in Afghanistan are going hungry. The lack of food is the result of Afghanistan’s economic crisis. It has been compounded by the worldwide isolation of the Taliban government. The United States and […]
French parliament approves COVID vaccine pass: Live
France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues – the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. In China, the city […]
UK national identified as Texas synagogue hostage taker
United States authorities have identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe Biden called “an act of terror”. […]
Tonga volcano eruption: What we know so far
As the tsunami threat around the Pacific from a massive undersea volcanic eruption began to subside on Sunday, a huge ash cloud covering the Pacific island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand to determine the extent of the damage. The eruption of […]
Thousands protest against Dutch COVID restrictions
Thousands of protesters have packed Amsterdam’s streets in opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination campaign as virus infections hit a new record. Authorities were granted stop and search powers at several locations across the city and scores of riot police vans patrolled neighbourhoods […]
In Pictures: Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami alerts
A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the world reportedly caused significant damage to the island nation’s capital and smothered it in dust. The full extent of the destruction in the Pacific country was not apparent with communications still cut off on Sunday. […]
French parliament approves vaccine pass: Live
France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues – the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. In China, the city […]
Ukraine says evidence suggests Russia behind cyberattack
Ukraine has said it has evidence that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Moscow is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against it. “All evidence indicates that Russia is behind the cyberattack,” the Ministry of Digital Development said […]
Former Israel PM Netanyahu negotiating plea bargain: Reports
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain to end his corruption trial, news agencies have reported. Netanyahu, who lost power in June after 12 consecutive years as prime minister and is now opposition leader, has pleaded not guilty to charges of […]