Sun 26 December 2021: According to Anthony Fauci, the chief US epidemiologist, a surge of infections released by the Omicron coronavirus variant could outweigh the benefits of a decrease in its severity, finally overwhelming hospitals. “Every day it goes up and up. The last weekly average was about 150,000 and it likely will go much […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: If Russia moves aggressively toward Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that harsher sanctions will be imposed. In an interview published Saturday in Le Journal du Dimanche, the EU chief stated that “Any act of aggression against Ukraine will lead to sanctions and consequences. They have been […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: The coverage of Muslims and Islam in the United Kingdom is mostly negative, with online media almost hitting 60% and television clips just under the 50% mark, the report by the Muslim Council of Britain’s Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) showed Tuesday. The research analyzed over 48,000 online articles and 5,500 […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: The volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma is officially over, authorities declared on Saturday. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano that began in mid-September goes down as the longest in the recorded history of La Palma, part of the Canary Islands archipelago. “After 85 hours and eight […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: According to a recent poll conducted for The Observer, more than six out of ten voters believe that Brexit has gone bad or worse than expected. This follows the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union a year ago. The survey also revealed that 42% of those who voted to leave […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: On Saturday, France reported a new high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections, breaking the 100,000 mark for the first time since the outbreak began. Saturday’s tally was the third day in a row that numbers had surpassed previous highs. They come ahead of a Monday video conference with President Emmanuel Macron and […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the Russian Orthodox Church’s external affairs leader, fought back against allegations that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope Francis are secretly discussing unifying the two Churches. Hilarion met with Pope Francis in Vatican City this past Wednesday. He told reporters after the meeting that […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: To address shortages in the healthcare sector, the UK government is aiming to hire a large number of foreign caregivers. The news comes as the country experiences a significant increase in coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Omicron type. It has put a lot of strain on the healthcare […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope has launched on a high-stakes mission to see light from the very earliest stars and galaxies, as well as search the universe for signs of life. On Saturday, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched into the morning sky from French Guiana on South […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: Canada’s health agency admitted that it accessed data on 33 million mobile devices to monitor people during the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a report published Friday. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) accessed mobility data, such as cell tower location, from 33 million devices, according to the daily National Post, […]
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