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Blaze at South Africa's parliament doused, suspect due in court

Blaze at South Africa's parliament doused, suspect due in court

-- 2022-01-04 15:19:32

A new blaze at the complex housing South Africa's parliament in Cape Town has been contained, officials said on Tuesday, as a suspect arrested in connection with the fire was due to appear in court....

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal contracts Covid-19

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal contracts Covid-19

-- 2022-01-04 11:35:08

India reported 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday, the most since early September as the Omicron coronavirus variant overtakes Delta in places such as...

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-04 10:58:27

Some school systems around the US extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person class...

Russia, China, Britain, US, France say no one can win nuclear war

Russia, China, Britain, US, France say no one can win nuclear war

-- 2022-01-03 22:06:02

China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers publ...

Pakistan sees most COVID-19 cases in two months, concern about omicron

Pakistan sees most COVID-19 cases in two months, concern about omicron

-- 2022-01-03 21:32:19

Pakistan reported on Monday more than 700 Covid-19 cases in a single day, its highest tally in two months, as authorities warned of a fifth wave of infections and made preparations to try to contain t...

Passengers leave Covid-hit cruise ship after 5 days stuck in Lisbon

Passengers leave Covid-hit cruise ship after 5 days stuck in Lisbon

-- 2022-01-03 19:05:09

Disconsolate passengers stuck on a cruise ship moored in Lisbon's port for five days due to a COVID-19 outbreak began disembarking early on Monday, focused on clearing the final hurdle of a negative t...

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Islamic State

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Islamic State

-- 2022-01-03 16:03:53

Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 injured in a rocket attack by Islamic State militants on a military transport bus on Sunday in the east of the country at approximately 7 pm local time (1700 GM...

Sudanese prime minister Hamdok resigns after failing to restore civilian government

Sudanese prime minister Hamdok resigns after failing to restore civilian government

-- 2022-01-03 15:14:07

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders he argued could save a transition toward democracy....

Pakistan records most Covid cases in two months

Pakistan records most Covid cases in two months

-- 2022-01-03 14:27:27

Pakistan reported on Monday more than 700 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its highest tally in two months, as authorities warned of a fifth wave of infections and made preparations to try to contain t...

India launches drive to vaccinate children amid Omicron scare

India launches drive to vaccinate children amid Omicron scare

-- 2022-01-03 12:58:38

India started vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 against the coronavirus on Monday as it quickly expands its inoculation effort to cover the world's largest adolescent population amid fears the Omicro...

Israel to offer fourth Covid jab to medical staff, people over 60

Israel to offer fourth Covid jab to medical staff, people over 60

-- 2022-01-03 11:12:33

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that they would offer a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to people over 60 and to medical staff as it faces a surge in Omicron variant infections....

Brazil health agency warns passengers against boarding cruise ships amid Covid outbreaks

Brazil health agency warns passengers against boarding cruise ships amid Covid outbreaks

-- 2022-01-03 11:02:43

Brazilian health agency Anvisa on Sunday warned passengers against boarding cruise ships operating along the Brazilian coast after outbreaks of COVID-19 affecting crew and customers, according to a st...

West Bengal shuts schools, colleges; offices to operate at 50pc capacity

West Bengal shuts schools, colleges; offices to operate at 50pc capacity

-- 2022-01-02 21:41:55

The Indian West Bengal government brought back stricter Covid-related restrictions amid a steep rise in cases, shutting all educational institutions from Monday and allowing offices to operate with a...

Germany shuts three of its last six nuclear plants

Germany shuts three of its last six nuclear plants

-- 2022-01-02 21:38:28

Germany has pulled the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations as it moves towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear power as it turns its focus to renewables. The government decide...

Kuwait encourages its citizens to leave UK on omicron fears

Kuwait encourages its citizens to leave UK on omicron fears

-- 2022-01-02 20:31:39

The Kuwaiti embassy in the United Kingdom has encouraged its citizens to leave the country due to a "significant and unprecedented" increase in omicron cases there, the Gulf country's state news agenc...

Fire breaks out at South Africa's parliament building

Fire breaks out at South Africa's parliament building

-- 2022-01-02 16:57:34

A fire erupted at the South African parliament early on Sunday, with flames bursting from the roof of a building and a plume of smoke that could be seen from miles away, and after several hours firefi...

Floods hit seven states in Malaysia, affect over 125,000 people in two weeks

Floods hit seven states in Malaysia, affect over 125,000 people in two weeks

-- 2022-01-02 16:07:03

Seven states in Malaysia were hit by floods on Sunday and thousands of people were evacuated, taking the total affected by heavy rain in the last two weeks to over 125,000, the National Disaster Manag...

Denmark announces goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030

Denmark announces goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030

-- 2022-01-02 15:18:07

Denmark's government has announced a goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030. In her New Year's address, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wants to "make flying green"....

India reports 27,553 virus cases in a day

India reports 27,553 virus cases in a day

-- 2022-01-02 12:29:16

India reported 27,553 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, as infections of the Omicron variant continued to rise, data from the health ministry showed on Sunday. Covid-19 deaths rose by 2...

New Australian Covid cases dip, but hospitalisations rise further

New Australian Covid cases dip, but hospitalisations rise further

-- 2022-01-02 10:41:29

New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well over 30,000 and hospitalisations rose further in New South Wales as concerns grow about poten...

US terminates Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade programme

US terminates Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade programme

-- 2022-01-02 10:28:34

The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade programme, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations...

UAE to ban non-vaccinated citizens from travelling abroad from Jan 10

UAE to ban non-vaccinated citizens from travelling abroad from Jan 10

-- 2022-01-01 21:10:28

The United Arab Emirates will ban non-vaccinated citizens from travelling abroad from Jan 10, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing the foreign ministry and the National Emergency Cri...

New Covid restrictions would be last resort, says UK health minister

New Covid restrictions would be last resort, says UK health minister

-- 2022-01-01 20:47:07

New restrictions in England to slow the spread of Covid-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that although hospitalisations were rising, the number...

Funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu begins in Cape Town

Funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu begins in Cape Town

-- 2022-01-01 18:52:21

The state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, began on Saturday in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, where for years he preached against raci...

Taiwan warns China against 'military adventurism'

Taiwan warns China against 'military adventurism'

-- 2022-01-01 18:09:23

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen had a New Year message for China on Saturday: military conflict is not the answer, but Beijing responded with a stern warning that if Taiwan crossed any red line it would...

China renames 15 locations in Arunachal Pradesh of India

China renames 15 locations in Arunachal Pradesh of India

-- 2022-01-01 17:55:36

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Thursday it had issued ‘standardised’ names for 15 places in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh, to be used henceforth on official Chines...

Kim talks food not nukes for 2022

Kim talks food not nukes for 2022

-- 2022-01-01 17:40:24

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms than nuclear weapons or the United States, according to...

Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit

Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit

-- 2022-01-01 17:29:47

Iran's space launch on Thursday failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defence ministry spokesman said in remarks carried on state telev...

Zoo tiger shot while biting man's arm in Florida

Zoo tiger shot while biting man's arm in Florida

-- 2022-01-01 16:06:25

Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff's deputy shot a Malayan tiger that had grabbed the man's arm at a Florida zoo, re...

Zoo tiger shot while biting man's arm

Zoo tiger shot while biting man's arm

-- 2022-01-01 16:05:55

Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff's deputy shot a Malayan tiger that had grabbed the man's arm at a Florida zoo, re...