Norwegian killer Breivik begins parole hearing with Nazi salute
Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik gave a Nazi salute on Tuesday as he entered court for a parole hearing that will decide if he should...
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China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case
China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of the Omicron coronavirus...
Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust – survey
Public trust in governments running the world’s democracies has fallen to new lows over their handling of the pandemic and amid a widespread sense of...
Israel sticks with fourth vaccine shot, sees Omicron wave waning in a week
Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health...
‘Nonsense’ that British PM lied about lockdown party, says deputy
An accusation by British prime minister Boris Johnson’s former senior adviser that he lied to parliament about a lockdown party at his official residence is...
Faltering Beirut port blast probe faces risk of new obstruction
An investigation into the devastating 2020 explosion at Beirut port, which has struggled to make progress amid resistance from top politicians, may face a further...
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Afghanistan, killing more than 20
An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said. The 5.6 magnitude tremor shook...
Britain freezes BBC funding as reviews TV licence fee future
Britain will freeze funding for the BBC for two years and debate whether a universal licence fee should continue, the government said on Monday, sparking...
UK PM’s former adviser says Johnson knew about lockdown party
A former senior adviser to Britain’s Boris Johnson said on Monday he was willing to “swear under oath” that the prime minister knew a party...
French COVID hospitalisations see biggest jump since Nov 2020
The number of people with COVID-19 in French hospitals rose by 888 to 25,775, the health ministry said on Monday, the biggest one-day increase since...
No jab, no job: Citigroup to fire unvaccinated staff this month – memo
Citigroup Inc (C.N) staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 14 will be placed on unpaid leave and...
US Supreme Court conservatives question Biden vaccine policy for businesses
Conservative justices on Friday questioned the legality of President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate for large businesses as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a...
Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94
Jan 7 (Reuters) – Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in...
Britain’s Tesco outperforms rivals over Christmas
Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s biggest supermarket group, outperformed its major rivals over Christmas, achieving its highest grocery market share since January 2018, industry data showed on...
Inflation trap looms for British retailers
Three leading British retailers on Thursday underscored the threat they face from inflation this year, with their bosses battling to remain competitive as consumer finances...
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a...
Construction begins at DP World’s $1.1 bln port in Senegal
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port...
‘Evergrande return our money!’ Investors protest at office of Chinese developer
Investors in financial products issued by China Evergrande Group protested outside the cash-strapped company’s offices in Guangzhou on Tuesday, with many worried that their returns...
Covid patients showing less severe symptoms, UK vaccine minister says
People being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than before, Britain’s vaccine minister said on Tuesday, adding there...
US jury finds Theranos founder Holmes guilty of fraud
A US jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of defrauding investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts. Holmes...
