Italian PM Draghi pushes back at Vatican over opposition to anti-homophobia bill, says Italy is ‘a secular state’
Prime Minister Mario Draghi has shot down Vatican concerns that an anti-homophobia bill being examined…More
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Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that EU states risk…More
Former Ivory Coast PM sentenced to life in prison in absentia over plotting alleged coup
An Ivory Coast court has handed a life sentence to former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro…More
Anti-Covid measures tightened in New Zealand over fears of Delta variant, after 100+ days without new coronavirus cases
A higher Covid-19 alert level, just one step short of lockdown, has been implemented in…More
North Korea rejects US envoy’s offer to meet ‘anywhere, anytime’ to restart talks
In a statement released by North Korea’s state news agency, the country’s Minister of Foreign…More
Tehran blasts US attempt to undermine free speech after Washington’s takeover of Iranian news websites
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has vowed to enact a “double defeat” on Washington after the…More
Suspected Taliban attack on Afghan hospital sends vital Covid vaccines up in flames amid surge in cases
The Taliban are suspected of having launched a mortar attack into a hospital in eastern…More
Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest
The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to…More
‘Sabotage attempt’ foiled at Iranian nuclear agency building – media
There was a failed attempt to sabotage one of the buildings owned by the Atomic…More
Israel to quarantine ANYONE deemed exposed to Delta strain of Covid-19, even those vaccinated or formerly infected
Israel has empowered health officials to quarantine anyone deemed to have been in “close contact”…More