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Mon, March 8, 2021 | 03:45

Lockdowns tightened across Britain over new coronavirus variant fears

Lockdowns tightened across Britain over new coronavirus variant fears

Lockdown rules in London and parts of south and eastern England have been tightened due to concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus, as Scotland and Wales took their own measures in response to the new strain.

2020-12-20 15:32

Netanyahu gets coronavirus jab, starting Israel rollout

Netanyahu gets coronavirus jab, starting Israel rollout

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a Covid-19 vaccine jab on Saturday, kicking off a national rollout over the coming days. Netanyahu, 71, and Israel's health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.

2020-12-20 14:42

England, Italy brace for Christmas lockdowns as Europe battles virus surge

England, Italy brace for Christmas lockdowns as Europe battles virus surge

Millions of people in England and Italy will celebrate Christmas under tough new coronavirus restrictions announced Saturday, as Europe battles a winter surge including a more infectious new strain. Europe has become the first region in the world to pass 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic broke out a year ago, killing more than 1.6 million worldwide and pitching ...

2020-12-20 14:27

Germany's daily virus tally soars to new highs, breaking 30,000 mark

Germany's daily virus tally soars to new highs, breaking 30,000 mark

Once again, Germany has reached grim new heights in the coronavirus pandemic, as the country eases into a weeks-long lockdown designed to bring down persistently high infection numbers.The nation's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control on Friday recorded 33,777 new cases confirmed over the past 24 hours.

2020-12-18 21:28

Swiss parliament approves same-sex marriage

Swiss parliament approves same-sex marriage

Switzerland's parliament approved a bill Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe on gay rights. But the Swiss themselves will have the final say on the matter as the Christian, ultra-conservative Federal Democratic Union party has announced that it will ask for the legislation to be put to a referendum.

2020-12-18 20:50

344 Nigerian schoolboys released after mass kidnapping

344 Nigerian schoolboys released after mass kidnapping

More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released on Thursday after being abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more remained with their captors. The assault last Friday on a rural school in Kankara, Katsina state in northwest Nigeria, was initially blamed on criminal gangs who have terrorised the region for years.

2020-12-18 11:28

France President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

France President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week. He is one of several world leaders who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.

2020-12-17 20:16

Moon wishes Macron quick recovery from COVID-19

WHO urges masks at Christmas fearing new Europe COVID-19 surge

WHO urges masks at Christmas fearing new Europe COVID-19 surge

The World Health Organization in Europe warned Wednesday of a "further resurgence" of COVID-19 in early 2021, as it urged families to wear face masks during this year's Christmas gatherings.

2020-12-16 20:43

EU regulator to approve BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23

EU regulator to approve BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to issue a positive verdict on the first COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23, a German government source told Reuters on Tuesday, putting EU countries on track to catch up with the United States and Britain, where immunization campaigns are underway.

2020-12-15 20:50

Hundreds of students missing in Nigeria after attack on school

Hundreds of students missing in Nigeria after attack on school

Hundreds of Nigerian students are missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in the country's northwestern Katsina state, police said, while the president said the military was in gunfights with bandits in a forest as it tried to find the students.

2020-12-14 11:14

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