‘Two guests per home’: Italy shuts businesses & limits family visits as entire country labeled ‘red zone’ for Christmas
Italy will undergo another national lockdown for the Christmas holiday, closing “non-essential” businesses and restricting…More
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Swedish embrace of masks on public transport triggers flurry of ‘told you so’s from lockdown cheerleaders
Sweden, long an outlier in terms of its laissez-faire approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, has…More
‘A bit too transparent’? Pfizer fumes as Belgian official leaks all VACCINE PRICES for EU in ‘unintended’ Twitter post
The shroud of secrecy over the Covid-19 vaccines’ prices was suddenly lifted, when Belgian MP…More
WHO sending Covid-hunting team to Wuhan, China in January to probe origins of pandemic
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) will head to China in January in a…More
Don’t text & sail? Japanese vessel’s eco disaster in Mauritius caused by crew trying to get better PHONE SIGNAL
Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the bulk carrier that caused an oil spill off Mauritius,…More
NYTimes retracts ‘Caliphate’ podcast & reassigns reporter, admitting star ‘ISIS executioner’ likely never went to Syria
The NY Times has finally retracted its award-winning podcast about a Canadian-born Islamic State executioner,…More
At least 15 children killed in explosion in eastern Afghanistan as religious gathering is targeted
The death toll from a bomb blast at a religious gathering in eastern Afghanistan has…More
Sweden says maximum of FOUR people can gather at Christmas, non-essential workers to stay home for a month as Covid cases rise
The Swedish prime minister has announced a raft of harsh new Covid restrictions, including limiting…More
India sees ‘stability’ at China border as Delhi & Beijing work to secure complete disengagement & ‘restore peace’
A new round of talks was held by India and China on Friday, aimed at…More
Swiss parliament votes to allow same-sex marriage – but public may have final say in a referendum
Legislators in Switzerland have approved a bill to allow same sex-couples to marry. But it’s…More