Taiwan reports FIRST local coronavirus case in 8 months, people urged not to ‘panic excessively’
Amid a global second wave of Covid-19, Taiwan has confirmed its first locally transmitted case…More
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Top Chinese airline halts UK flights over highly contagious Covid-19 mutation
China’s biggest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended its upcoming flights to and from London…More
People older than 80 among first to get jab as Austria prepares to launch mass vaccination against Covid-19
Vienna is preparing to launch its mass vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin on Sunday. High-risk…More
New British Covid-19 strain ‘appears more transmissible in young people and children,’ says WHO
A World Health Organization Covid-19 expert has warned that the new strain of the virus,…More
‘Decade of persecution & unjust suffering’: UN special rapporteur on torture urges Trump to pardon Assange
UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has urged the outgoing US President Donald Trump…More
Chinese & Russian fighter aircraft did not enter S. Korean air space – Beijing
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Chinese and Russian warplanes did not enter South…More
Water cannon and mounted police deployed against ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting over conscription case in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Police were deployed against protesters from the ultra-Orthodox community who blocked a motorway outside Jerusalem…More
3 gendarmes killed, 1 wounded in police operation following domestic violence call in France
Three gendarmes were killed and one wounded in a firefight with a suspect while responding…More
American teen JAILED for ‘selfish & arrogant’ breach of Cayman Islands’ Covid quarantine gets sentence reduced to just TWO months
An 18-year-old American arrested for breaking strict quarantine rules on the Cayman Islands will serve…More
Overuse of antibiotics amid Covid-19 crisis could drive surge in ‘untreatable SUPER gonorrhea’, health experts warn
The excessive use of antibiotics during the Covid-19 pandemic could be fueling a spike in…More