Mexican president Lopez Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, adding his symptoms were light and that he was receiving …
read morePortugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term in socially distanced ballot
Portugal’s centre-right president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won a second term on Sunday in an election marked by record abstention as the country battles a …
read moreStolen but not silent: Indigenous Australians protest national celebrations
As Australia prepares for its national day of festivities on Jan. 26, Indigenous woman Rita Wright will be protesting the celebrations at a march in …
read moreHong Kong lifts lockdown in Kowloon district after testing 7,000 people
The Hong Kong government lifted a lockdown in an area of Kowloon district in the early hours of Monday after testing about 7,000 people for …
read moreChina’s daily COVID cases rise, driven by previously asymptomatic patients
China reported a climb in new COVID-19 cases driven by a spike in infections among previously symptomless patients in northeastern Jilin province, official data showed …
read moreNew Zealand confirms first coronavirus case in months
New Zealand confirmed on Monday it was investigating one positive case of COVID-19 in the community that was first reported on Sunday, the first domestic …
read moreJapanese govt’s approval rating weakens over pandemic response: poll
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has weakened mainly due to unhappiness with its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an Asahi newspaper poll …
read moreUK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries
Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change …
read moreAustralia says it will spend $770 million on navy weapons development
Australia will spend A$1 billion ($770 million) developing new naval weaponry capabilities, including long-range missiles and torpedoes, the federal government said on Monday, part of …
read moreDutch police detain 240 nationwide as anti-lockdown protests turn violent
Dutch police said they arrested 25 people and handed out 3,600 fines for violations of a nighttime curfew which went into effect on Saturday in …
read moreResidents in China’s Virus Hotspots Taken to Unknown Locations for Mass Quarantine
Northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province is a new epicenter for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus outbreak. In Harbin, capital city of the province, many communities …
read moreColombia’s FARC party changes name to Comunes
Colombia’s FARC political party – which was formed following the demobilization of the guerrilla group with the same acronym – will change its name to …
read moreFrance probably needs new lockdown as early as February: top adviser
France probably needs to move into a third lockdown because of the circulation of new variants of the virus in the country, the government’s top …
read more‘Get out Bolsonaro!’ say ex-supporters in Brazil as COVID-19, vaccines weigh
Meggy Fernandes voted for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2018 presidential election, attracted by the far-right former army captain’s promise to shake up a hidebound political …
read more‘Catastrophically Wrong’: German Court Declares Lockdown Unconstitutional in ‘Politically Explosive’ Decision
Lockdown was a “catastrophically wrong political decision with dramatic consequences for almost all areas of people’s lives,” says court.
read moreState Department Examining Trump Administration’s Designation of Houthis as Terrorists
President Joe Biden’s administration is reviewing the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group that was made late in former President Donald Trump’s term.
read moreCOVID 1984: Vaccinated People May Still Spread CCP Virus: UK Medical Officer
People who have received two doses of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine may still spread the virus to others, a senior British medical …
read moreIsrael bans international flights to curb coronavirus spread
Israel expanded its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to include 16- to 18-year-olds in what the government described as an effort to enable their attendance …
read moreMexico’s death toll from COVID-19 set to pass grim milestone of 150,000
Crying outside a Mexico City cemetery, a family embraced the box that contained the ashes of their beloved grandmother.
read morePirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off Nigeria
Turkey sought on Sunday to rescue surviving members of a container ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one person and …
read morePresidents of Mexico, Russia to discuss Sputnik V vaccine on Monday
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will speak by telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss Mexico’s acquisition of the Russian …
read moreItaly to take legal action over COVID vaccine delays to get promised doses
Italy will take legal action against Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca over delays in deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to secure agreed supplies rather than seek damages, …
read moreKremlin accuses U.S. of meddling in affairs, but says ready to talk
Russia is ready to set up a dialogue with the new Biden administration in which differences are expected to be aired, a Kremlin spokesman said …
read moreSpanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later: newspaper
An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after …
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