Sir Frank Williams dies aged 79
Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the once-dominant Williams Racing Formula One team, died aged 79 on Sunday, the team announced....
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Omicron variant spreads with cases detected in UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Australia (Update 3)
The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia...
Booster advice should come imminently, says UK minister
Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the government can broaden a booster shot programme to...
Italian costguard rescues hundreds of migrants off Calabria coast
The Italian coastguard has rescued about 250 migrants, including a newborn baby, from a boat drifting a few miles off the coast of the Calabria...
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes northern Peru – EMSC (Updated)
n earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Barranca early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Israel will host Miss Universe contest next month despite Omicron, minister says
Israel will host the Miss Universe beauty pageant on Dec 12 despite imposing travel restrictions in a bid to stave off the Omicron strain of...
Cryptocurrencies tumble as coronavirus variant shakes markets
Bitcoin tumbled over 9 per cent on Friday, dragging smaller tokens down, after the discovery of a new, potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant saw investors dump...
Israel to ban entry of all foreigners into the country over Omicron
Israel said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first country to shut its borders completely in response...
Carmakers get inventive as global chip crisis bites
Whether buying computer chips directly from manufacturers, reconfiguring cars, or producing them with parts missing, automakers are having to get creative to cope with the...
Erdogan orders probe into Turkish lira’s slump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered an investigation into possible currency manipulation after the lira fell sharply to record lows against the dollar this week,...
UK inflation expectations fall for first time in 6 months
Expectations among the British public for inflation over the next year fell for the first time in six months in November and were steady looking...
Jota double sets up Liverpool rout of Southampton
Diogo Jota’s early double set Liverpool on their way to a crushing 4-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday to move up to second in the...
Coronavirus: Concerns over Omicron trigger more travel curbs, UK detects cases (Update 3)
Australia and several other countries joined nations imposing restrictions on travel from southern Africa on Saturday after the discovery of the new Omicron coronavirus variant...
Arsenal stroll past rock-bottom Newcastle
Arsenal returned to winning ways and deepened Newcastle United’s relegation worries as goals by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli sealed a comfortable 2-0 Premier League...
Coronavirus: UK says two cases of Omicron variant detected (Updated)
Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said...
France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for Guadeloupe
France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there,...
S.Africa says it is being punished for early Covid variant detection
South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions imposed...
Storm Arwen leaves two dead in UK, triggers power cuts
At least two people died and tens of thousands were left without power as Storm Arwen brought strong winds across many parts of the United...
Kurdish woman is first Channel victim to be named
A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq, who was among 27 migrants who died trying to cross the Channel between France and Britain this week, has...
Suspected Omicron case found in Germany – regional minister
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has probably arrived in Germany, a minister in the western state of Hesse said on Saturday after mutations were found...