Sat 25 December 2021: The World Health Organization issued a warning on Friday, stating that the omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading at a much faster rate than the delta variant. According to the UN agency, consistent evidence shows that omicron has a significant growth advantage over delta. “It is spreading significantly faster than the […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: Athens says a new surveillance system will boost security, but critics raise alarm over its implications for privacy. Athens, Greece – “Let’s go see something that looks really nice,” says Anastasios Salis, head of information and communications technology at the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry in Athens, before entering an airtight […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The British government has decided to send out mobile alerts to all customers on Boxing Day in order to encourage residents to get a Covid booster shot. Mobile operators in the United Kingdom, including EE, O2, Three UK, and Vodafone, will be required to send a pre-determined message to all users […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: Canada met its aim of giving permanent residency to 401,000 foreigners by 2021 by focusing on temporary residents already in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said. “Last year, we set an ambitious goal. Today, we achieved it,” said Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser in a statement. “This […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: An Illinois board of directors that oversees state employee pension funds voted on Wednesday to ban such reserves from purchasing Unilever shares due to its subsidiary’s decision to stop the sale of its ice-creams in illegal Israeli settlements, Reuters reports. A representative for the Illinois Investment Policy Board said it voted 7-0 at a meeting […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: The coronavirus pandemic seems to have cast its evil eye on this event in New York’s Times Square, which is known for its extravagant-style countdown to the new year. Times Square, like the majority of entertainment venues around the world, has cut back its celebrations this year. New York City Mayor […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Ecuador is the first country to mandate Covid vaccines for children as young as five years old. “Vaccination against Covid-19 has been made mandatory in Ecuador,” the health ministry stated in a statement. This comes when the Omicron variant is becoming increasingly feared. While speaking to AFP, the ministry said, “Compulsory […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: A Moscow court smacked Google with a hefty fine on Friday. This was done because the tech giant failed to remove content that was considered illegal. The court’s press service announced on Telegram that Google has been fined $98 million. The fine was estimated as a percentage of Google’s annual earnings, […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Researchers have cautioned that patients with a sore throat and a runny nose may have Covid as incidence of Omicron increase in the UK. Half of those with cold-like symptoms, according to the Zoe Covid study team, had Covid. The researchers describe it as a “explosion” of Covid cases, claiming that […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: During his annual news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that disrespecting Prophet Muhammad is a “violation of religious freedom and the violation of the sacred feelings of people who profess Islam.” The Russian president also spoke out against users posting photos of Nazis on sites dedicated to Russians who had […]
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