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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Omicron COVID-19 variantJapan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron COVID-19...
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Pandemic to cost global tourism $2 trillion in 2021: U.N.The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in...
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In slap at China, US praises South Africa's detection of new COVID-19 strainThe United States praised South Africa on Saturday (Nov 27) for quickly identifying the new...
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World on alert as more countries report cases of COVID-19 variantThe new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European...
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Australia urgently tests arrivals as COVID-19 detected amid Omicron concernsAustralia's most populous state was urgently testing people entering the country on Sunday (Nov 28),...
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Omicron: how Covid-19 variants are named and classifiedOmicron, the new coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa, has sparked another round of concern...
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Vaccines reduce COVID-19 transmission by 40%: WHOCOVID-19 vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 per cent, the...
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U.S. retailers cheery about holiday season despite inflationAfter nearly two years of pandemic gloom, American consumers appear primed to spend generously for...
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South Korea reports daily record of 4,116 new COVID-19 infectionsSouth Korea reported a new daily record of 4,116 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday (Nov...
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US issues 'Do Not Travel' COVID-19 warning for Germany, DenmarkThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday...
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France's average daily Covid infections near three-month highFrench health authorities reported 5,266 daily new Covid-19 infections on Monday, pushing the seven-day moving...
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EU wants calm amid virus protests; rioters called 'idiots'In the face of demonstrations across much of Europe protesting tough COVID-19 measures over the...
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Austria bans tourists until at least December 13 as it enters Covid lockdownWinter in Austria is particularly pretty.As the temperatures dip, cities and towns across the country...
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Tens of thousands protest Belgium's tighter COVID-19 rulesTen of thousands of people demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday to protest reinforced COVID-19...
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UAE records 63 new Covid-19 cases and no deathsThe UAE recorded 63 Covid-19 cases on Sunday as no deaths were reported for the...
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WHO warns Europe Covid surge could cause 500,000 more deathsThe World Health Organisation said on Saturday it was "very worried" Europe's Covid surge could...
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China reports 17 new COVID-19 casesChina reported 17 new COVID-19 cases for Nov 20, down from 23 a day earlier,...
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Adele's '30' review: new album hits emotional depths in a heartache-laced journeyYou do wonder what would happen to Adele’s award-laden career if her life offstage was...
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Top Real Estate News for Friday, Nov. 19, 2021: 2 REITs and More Fed SpendingA mall giant and a nursing home REIT could benefit from more public spending, two...
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Dutch police fire warning shots as COVID riots hit RotterdamDutch police fired warning shots, injuring several people, after rioters against a partial COVID lockdown...
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U.S. drug overdoses top 100,000 in pandemic yearU.S. annual drug overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 for the first time during...
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New Zealand to ease Auckland domestic border curbs in mid-DecemberDomestic borders around New Zealand's largest city Auckland will reopen from Dec 15 for fully...
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Wikipedia editor 'warriors' fight lies, bigotry and even NazisFalse COVID death reports, a vast gender gap, Nazi "fan fiction": These are some of...
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UK raises terror threat level after explosion outside Liverpool hospitalBritain raised its terrorism threat level Monday, hours after an improvised explosion outside a hospital...
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Austria orders nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinatedThe Austrian government has ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting at midnight Sunday...