Thu 09 December 2021: Early evidence suggests that the Omicron coronavirus variant is more likely than previous variants to reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated, but it may also cause milder disease, according to the World Health Organization. “Emerging data from South Africa suggests increased risk of reinfection with Omicron,” […]
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Thu 09 December 2021: The US House of Representatives passed forced labor legislation on Wednesday, prohibiting the importation of goods from China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. However, despite widespread bipartisan support, the bill’s immediate path to President Joe Biden’s signature remains unclear. This is one of three measures that have received widespread support in response […]
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Thu 09 December 2021: According to a new study published in the Lancet journal, the world’s population will decline for the first time ever in the next century. The world’s population is currently estimated to be around 7.8 billion people. According to the study, the global population will peak around 9.7 billion in 2064, then […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has apologized for holding a Christmas party last year when the country was under lockdown. He has promised “disciplinary action,” as well as an internal investigation into the leaked video of senior aides joking about a Christmas party. Despite his apologies, Johnson […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: According to Paris prosecutors, the Saudi man arrested on Tuesday at a Paris airport for suspected ties to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been released after investigators determined it was a case of mistaken identity. On Tuesday, French law enforcement sources identified the guy as Khalid Alotaibi, the same […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: Despite the fact that the US and China have been at odds for a long time over many problems, a report has made headlines suggesting that Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook has signed a $275 billion deal with Chinese officials. According to a report published by The Information on Tuesday, […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has become involved in yet another controversy. This time, a leaked letter suggests that the UK’s foreign office and Johnson may have swept the PM’s role in airlifting over 150 animals and dogs from Afghanistan under the rug. According to Labour MP […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: The UN reiterated on Tuesday the need to hold accountable those accused of killing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, 2018. Earlier on Tuesday, French media quoted judicial sources in reports that police at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport north of Paris had arrested Khalid […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: On Wednesday, German lawmakers chose Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the country’s chancellor. This marked the end of Merkel’s 16-year term as Germany’s chancellor. Scholz’s election has prepared the way for a pro-European coalition administration that has pledged to increase green spending. Scholz, 63, who served in Merkel’s outgoing government as […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations, with COVID cases rising in southern Africa including Zimbabwe, and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data was needed […]
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