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UK PM Johnson says Covid surge 'extremely difficult' as omicron grips Europe

UK PM Johnson says Covid surge 'extremely difficult' as omicron grips Europe

-- 2021-12-21 10:00:45

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would tighten coronavirus curbs to slow the spread of the omicron variant if needed, after the Netherlands began a fourth lockdown and as other E...

Russia pushes for urgent US response on security guarantees

Russia pushes for urgent US response on security guarantees

-- 2021-12-21 09:39:08

Russia said on Monday it urgently needed a response from the United States on its sweeping security demands and again warned of a possible Russian military response unless it saw political action to a...

Most Britons think Johnson will not be PM by end of 2022

Most Britons think Johnson will not be PM by end of 2022

-- 2021-12-20 21:56:38

Most adults in Britain think it likely that Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022, reports Reuters citing results of an opinion poll published by Ipsos Mori on Monday. Growing p...

France approves Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds

France approves Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds

-- 2021-12-20 21:17:50

France's health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday. "The Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) suggests that all parents who want it can have their c...

Philippines typhoon death toll tops 300

Philippines typhoon death toll tops 300

-- 2021-12-20 20:15:07

More than 300 people have been in killed by a powerful typhoon in the Philippines that destroyed homes, flooded towns, severed power and communications lines and displaced hundreds of thousands in its...

Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Dec 27

Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Dec 27

-- 2021-12-20 18:47:35

A court in military-ruled Myanmar deferred on Monday the latest verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Dec. 27, a source familiar with the proceedings said, reports Reuters. The c...

At least eight dead in Malaysia floods

At least eight dead in Malaysia floods

-- 2021-12-20 18:40:54

At least eight people have died in floods that have ravaged Malaysia, authorities said on Monday, as the government faced criticism from the public and opposition lawmakers over its rescue efforts. F...

HRW calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar

HRW calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar

-- 2021-12-20 14:23:14

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan on Monday to halt a military study-abroad programme in which cadets from Myanmar receive combat training, Reuters reports. Since the February coup in Myanmar, Jap...

New Zealand links man's death to rare Pfizer vaccine side effect

New Zealand links man's death to rare Pfizer vaccine side effect

-- 2021-12-20 13:19:39

New Zealand authorities on Monday said they had linked a 26-year-old man's death to Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine after the person suffered myocarditis, a rare inflammation of the heart muscle, after...

BBC probe reveals mass killings of civilians in Myanmar

BBC probe reveals mass killings of civilians in Myanmar

-- 2021-12-20 12:36:20

The Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men, according to a BBC investigation, bdnews24.com reports. Eyewitnesses an...

Philippines death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208

Philippines death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208

-- 2021-12-20 11:34:46

The death toll in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208, after the storm carved a trail of destruction in central and southern provinces late last week, the national police spokespers...

Chile's ex-student activist Gabriel Boris wins presidential election, promising to be president of all Chileans

Chile's ex-student activist Gabriel Boris wins presidential election, promising to be president of all Chileans

-- 2021-12-20 10:02:24

Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric won the country's presidential runoff election on Sunday, capping a major revival for the country's progressive left that has been on the rise since widespread protests r...

Omicron restrictions loom over Christmas, New Year celebrations in Europe

Omicron restrictions loom over Christmas, New Year celebrations in Europe

-- 2021-12-19 21:48:34

The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday and the possibility of more COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries as the omicron coronavirus...

Thailand sends 600 refugees back to Myanmar

Thailand sends 600 refugees back to Myanmar

-- 2021-12-19 18:26:09

Thailand has sent over 600 Myanmar refugees who fled fighting between the military and ethnic rebels back across the border, according to a senior Thai official who said on Sunday clashes were continu...

Thousands displaced as floods hit Malaysia

Thousands displaced as floods hit Malaysia

-- 2021-12-19 11:50:15

Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more than 11,000 people from their homes, closed dozens of roads and disrupted shipping, authorities said on Saturday, Reuters reports...

UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in major blow to PM Johnson

UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in major blow to PM Johnson

এফই অনলাইন ডেস্ক 2021-12-19 10:28:37

British Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson's government, dealing a major blow to the embattled prime minister as the omicron vari...

Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to nearly 100

Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to nearly 100

-- 2021-12-19 10:26:51

The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said at least 49 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in just half of the towns that managed to contact him, bringing the...

Netherlands to go into strict lockdown

Netherlands to go into strict lockdown

-- 2021-12-19 10:09:11

The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's Prime Minister Mark Rutte said...

Omicron cases in UK jump sharply to almost 25,000, deaths rise to 7

Omicron cases in UK jump sharply to almost 25,000, deaths rise to 7

-- 2021-12-18 22:40:19

Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply to almost 25,000 while the total number of reported deaths among people with it so far rose to seven...

Netherlands to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown

Netherlands to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown

-- 2021-12-18 20:00:23

The Dutch government is expected to announce on Saturday a "strict" Christmas lockdown that would see everything but essential stores close amid fears over the spread of the omicron coronavirus varian...

Blast at Pakistan bank branch constructed on sewage drain kills at least 10

Blast at Pakistan bank branch constructed on sewage drain kills at least 10

-- 2021-12-18 19:42:00

At least 10 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion on Saturday at a Karachi bank branch constructed on a sewage drain in the city's industrial area, police said. The cause of the bl...

Japan to extend foreigner entry curb over omicron concerns

Japan to extend foreigner entry curb over omicron concerns

-- 2021-12-18 16:29:23

Japan will extend a curb on foreigners entering the country beyond year-end to prevent the spread of the omicron variant, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday citing anonymous government sources...

Omicron could put US COVID-19 surge into overdrive

Omicron could put US COVID-19 surge into overdrive

-- 2021-12-18 16:02:59

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is confronting another dark winter, with the red-hot omicron variant threatening to worsen an already dangerous surge of cases, reports Reute...

Philippines typhoon death toll climbs to 12

Philippines typhoon death toll climbs to 12

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-18 14:16:48

The death toll from a typhoon that slammed into the Philippines rose to 12 on Friday, and its president feared it could climb further as authorities assess the devastation caused by one of the stronge...

Global Covid cases top 273m

Global Covid cases top 273m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-18 12:10:24

Amid a global scare over the new strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 273 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to...

Australia's new virus cases hit record high

Australia's new virus cases hit record high

-- 2021-12-18 09:58:36

Australia reported record high new Covid-19 cases on Saturday for a third day, with outbreaks growing in the two most populous states, however, Prime Minister Scott Morrison continued to downplay the...

BSF remains key stakeholder in Bangladesh-India ties, Jaishankar says

BSF remains key stakeholder in Bangladesh-India ties, Jaishankar says

-- 2021-12-17 20:08:01

India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said their Border Security Force (BSF) will have an increasingly important role in facilitating the seamless movement of people and goods between India...

Hundreds Myanmar villagers flee army troops into Thailand

Hundreds Myanmar villagers flee army troops into Thailand

-- 2021-12-17 19:38:37

At least 2,500 people including hundreds of children have fled a flare-up in fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority rebels and have taken refuge across the border in Thailand, Thai auth...

South Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of COVID cases

South Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of COVID cases

-- 2021-12-17 19:36:08

South Africa's health minister said on Friday that the government believed that vaccines and high levels of prior COVID-19 infection were helping to keep disease milder in a wave driven by the omicron...

Modi ignores Indira Gandhi’s role in liberation of Bangladesh, Congress says

Modi ignores Indira Gandhi’s role in liberation of Bangladesh, Congress says

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-17 19:35:43

Several leaders of India’s Congress Party have said the central government of their country did not recognise the role played by Indira Gandhi in the liberation war of Bangladesh. The leader of...