Netherlands starts ‘painful’ Christmas coronavirus lockdown
Shopping streets in the Netherlands were closed and people’s Christmas plans were in disarray as the country began a lockdown on Sunday aimed at limiting an expected COVID-19 surge ...
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Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208
By Enrico Dela Cruz
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 ...
Islamic countries seek response to Afghanistan emergency
Muslim nations sought to respond to the growing economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as neighbouring Pakistan opened an extraordinary meeting on Sunday of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
The ...
Sixth child dies from Australian jumping castle tragedy
By Sonali Paul
An 11-year-old boy died on Sunday from a jumping castle accident four days ago in Australia’s island state Tasmania, taking the death toll from the tragedy ...
Premier League title race set to continue despite Covid chaos
Unless the Premier League fixture list is further decimated by the COVID-19 surge that has ripped the pre-Christmas schedule to shreds the three-way title race will continue on Sunday with ...
Russia’s richest woman rules out parting with a slice of the Wildberries pie
Tatyana Bakalchuk is a rarity – a dotcom billionaire uninterested in outside capital or a stock market listing.
The founder of Wildberries, Russia’s largest ecommerce retailer, has made it to ...
Stablecoins steal the limelight from subdued bitcoin
As bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, struggles to recover after a massive crash, regulatory and private sector focus has turned to another part of the digital currency world: stablecoins.
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Rivian warns supply issues to hit production, shares drop to record low
Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN.O) shares skidded nearly 15 per cent on Friday to hit a record low after the electric vehicle maker’s first result as a listed company highlighted ...
Palantir to localize UK data operations as privacy regulations tighten
Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR.N) said on Friday it plans to shift its entire UK data processing out of the United States, at a time when data privacy regulations are ...
Brexit supremo Frost resigns in blow to PM Johnson
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 variant ...
Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown
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, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said ...
Martinelli double helps Arsenal rout hapless Leeds
Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli’s double helped Arsenal ease to a dominant 4-1 win at Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday.
In the only Premier League game to ...
Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
Turkey’s largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan’s government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash in the lira, ...
Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on Saturday, nearly triple the previous day’s number as rescue teams reach damaged ...
Ireland orders bars, restaurants to close at 8 p.m. to curb Omicron
The Irish government has ordered bars and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. and reduced the capacity in all public events in a bid to curb the spread of the ...
Villa’s game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid cases
Aston Villa’s Premier League game at home to Burnley on Saturday has been postponed due to more COVID-19 cases in the Villa squad, the league announced about two hours ...
Omicron cases doubling in areas with local spread – WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
Tiger fighting to return, ‘grateful’ to have life and leg
Tiger Woods continues fighting to return to the game of golf while recognizing reality is a steep climb.
Woods was visibly shaken and emotional retracing the winding road in his ...
Tech firms say EU rules should ensure they are regulated in their bases
Proposed European Union rules targeting tech companies should ensure that they are regulated in the EU country where they are based, Twitter (TWTR.N), online video platform Vimeo Inc (VMEO....
Southern Greece rattled by tremor, no injuries, damage reported
A strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A tremor with a magnitude of 5.4 and a depth of almost 58 km (36 ...
AMC says over a million people watched new ‘Spider-Man’ movie at its US theaters
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) said on Friday nearly 1.1 million people watched “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in its theaters in the United States, a record opening for a movie ...
Airbus lands Air France-KLM jet order, capping trio of deals
Airbus (AIR.PA) completed a triple crown of aircraft orders at the expense of rival Boeing (BA.N) on Thursday with a deal to supply 100 narrowbody jets to Air France-KLM ...
UK reports record 93,045 Covid-19 cases as Omicron surges
Britain reported record Covid-19 infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with a rise to 93,045 new cases fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Pfizer says pandemic could extend until 2024 as 2-4 year-olds vaccine data delayed
Pfizer Inc on Friday forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2-4 year olds generated a weaker ...