Mon 24 January 2022: According to a UK scientist who helped shape the lockdown strategy, Britain has passed the worst phase of the pandemic, but it should be prepared for some “possible bumps in the road.” Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London is an epidemiologist. In a report by The Guardian, he said, “I […]
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Mon 24 January 2022: The US has ordered all American staff members at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country, citing increased fears that Russia, which has massed forces on the border, is poised to invade. The State Department also said in a statement on Sunday that non-essential embassy workers might leave Ukraine […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: According to the WHO Europe director, the Omicron form has shifted the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and may bring it to an end in Europe. “It’s plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame,” Hans Kluge told AFP in an interview, adding that Omicron could […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: Bitcoin appears to have lost about half of its value from its record high in November last year, as various economies try to maintain a check on the surging popularity of cryptocurrencies. The price continues to plummet. Other cryptocurrencies, in addition to Bitcoin, have had a difficult year thus far. Bitcoin […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: According to the Sunday Times newspaper, a British member of parliament claims she was removed from a ministerial role in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government partially because her Muslim faith made colleagues uncomfortable. Nusrat Ghani, 49, who was fired from her role as a junior transport minister in February 2020, […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: It was the first supply of ammunition for “front-line defenders” as part of a recently approved package of US military aid for Ukraine. Following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kyiv last week, where he warned of a harsh retaliation if Russia invaded, the message was delivered. Moscow has […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s wedding has been postponed as the country implements new restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus type in the population. The “red setting” of the country’s pandemic response includes more stringent measures including mask use and gathering restrictions, which will take effect on […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: Hackers obtained access to personal and confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people, some of whom had fled wars, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Unknown intruders breached data about 515,000 people this week, the Geneva-based agency said on Wednesday, “including those separated from their families […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: A man from the United States was discovered dead at his home, surrounded by snakes, in a shocking incident. The 49-year-old guy was encircled by at least 125 snakes in Charles County, Maryland, including highly toxic cobras and black mambas. Pythons were also discovered on the premises. At the scene, the […]
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Sat 22 January 2022: The fast-spreading Omicron strain of COVID-19 may have reached its peak in Canada, according to the country’s top health authority. In a statement released on Friday, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said there have been “early indications that infections may have peaked at the national level, including daily […]
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