Israel calls on world powers to stop Iran nuclear talks immediately
Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium...
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Israel’s top court rejects petition against Omicron phone tracking
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by rights groups seeking to repeal temporary measures allowing the domestic intelligence agency to use mobile phone...
EU court told to dismiss Polish, Hungarian cash-for-democracy challenge
By Gabriela Baczynska The European Union’s top court should dimiss a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a new tool aimed at cutting cash payments...
US has rock solid commitment to help Taiwan defend itself -official
Threats and coercion by China towards Taiwan increase the need for the United States to help Taiwan maintain a credible self-defence, the top US diplomat...
GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron
By Ludwig Burger GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said that a lab analysis of the antibody-based Covid-19 therapy it is developing with US partner Vir has shown...
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to gut abortion rights
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled a willingness to dramatically curtail abortion rights in America and perhaps overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling...
US tells Russia to pull back from Ukraine or face painful sanctions
The United States urged Russia on Wednesday to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border, warning that a Russian invasion would provoke sanctions that...
Nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination
The United States ordered airlines to hand over the names of passengers from southern African countries hit by the Omicron COVID-19 variant and other countries...
US CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over Omicron
U.S. officials ordered airlines to disclose passenger names and other information about those who have recently been in eight southern African countries and will give...
Cyprus-China relations upgraded to strategic partnership
By Chris Michael 1. On November 30, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a successful phone call with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. Could you brief...
Arsenal’s Gabriel fought off baseball bat-wielding robber
Arsenal defender Gabriel fought off an attacker wielding a baseball bat during an attempted robbery at his north London home in August, the Daily Mail...
Botswana says majority of Omicron variant cases were asymptomatic
A senior Botswana health official said on Tuesday that 16 out of the total 19 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant detected in the country...
UK house price climb gathers more speed in November
The growth of British house prices accelerated last month and the market was holding up despite the end of pandemic emergency support measures for housing...
WHO agrees to launch talks on pact to tackle pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Wednesday to launch negotiations on an international pact to prevent and control future pandemics at a time when...
UK retailers raise shop prices for first time since 2019
British retailers increased their prices for the first time in more than two years in November as the coronavirus pandemic hit global supply chains, limited...
Turkish manufacturing activity expands in November
Turkish factory activity grew in November, with new export orders and output rising, while a sharp increase in costs pushed output price rises to their...
Ukraine urges NATO to prepare sanctions to deter Russian attack
Ukraine urged NATO on Wednesday to prepare economic sanctions on Russia to deter a possible invasion by tens of thousands of Russian troops concentrated within...
Carbonised: Kyrgyz government hands out cheap coal amid energy crunch
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japparov told the COP26 global climate summit this month that his Central Asian nation would achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 – but right now...
All US bound air travellers to face tougher Covid-19 testing
Air travellers to the United States will face tougher Covid-19 testing rules, as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid heightened uncertainty around the...
Three students shot dead at Michigan high school, 15-year-old arrested
A 15-year-old boy opened fire in a Michigan high school with a semi-automatic pistol his father had purchased days earlier, killing three fellow students and...
