‘Worse than we feared’: Dutch government extends riot-causing Covid-19 curfew over viral variant worries
A night-time curfew imposed in the Netherlands since last month will be extended until March…More
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Political ‘personality cults’ are bad for democracy and rule of law, Pope says, citing events of 2020
Pope Francis condemned political cults of personality and said mature democracies must ensure the rule…More
Myanmar’s military coup leader pledges to hold new election & repatriate Rohingyas amid mass protests
The leader of Myanmar’s military junta has pledged to hold a new election and cede…More
South Africa mulls ‘stepped’ rollout to test AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab against local variant after study raises efficacy concerns
Around 100,000 people in South Africa could be given the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to test…More
‘Don’t touch the vaccines’: Duterte warns communists & customs agents to keep their hands off Covid-19 jabs during transit
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has warned communist rebels and his government’s own customs…More
14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab
More than a dozen elderly care home residents in north-western Germany have been infected with…More
North Paris school closed after outbreak of Covid-19 South African variant detected
A school to the north of the French capital has been forced to close after…More
Austria issues travel warning for Alpine province of Tyrol amid outbreak of South African Covid-19 variant
The Austrian government has issued a travel warning for its Alpine state Tyrol, making it…More
Correa-backed candidate Arauz leads in Ecuador election, comes short of one round victory
Early official results indicate a strong lead for socialist Andres Arauz in Sunday’s general election…More
German firm removes decade-old chemicals from Beirut port where catastrophic blast killed 200 people
A German company has removed dangerous chemicals from Beirut port, the site of a huge…More