WHO recommends that China monitor excess Covid-19 mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact of the surge in cases ...
UK’s Clarkson apologises to Harry and Meghan over ‘naked’ column
British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he had emailed an apology to Prince Harry and Meghan after he wrote in a national newspaper column that he hoped the Duchess of ...
Death toll from strike on Ukraine apartment block rises to 40
The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, with dozens more missing, making it the deadliest civilian incident of Moscow’...
UK teachers announce strike, adding to wave of industrial action
Teachers in England and Wales on Monday announced they would take strike action, joining nurses, rail workers and others in staging industrial action in a further headache for Prime Minister ...
Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for NATO bid
Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
The two Nordic ...
Davos 2023: Europe, NATO to build Ukraine unity in Russian no-go zone
As fears of a new Russian offensive from Belarus mount in Ukraine, Kyiv’s allies are seeking to forge greater unity and to ramp up support at the Davos meeting ...
Europe’s royals, in Athens, bid farewell to Greece’s last king
European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, who ruled for just three years in the 1960s before being forced into exile, ...
New York Mayor says ‘no room’ in his city for migrants
The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants ...
Italy arrests top mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital (updated)
Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man who has been on the ...
Europe rushes to stock up on diesel ahead of Russian ban
Europe is set to ban imports of Russian oil products on Feb. 5 in a move that is already causing massive shifts in global diesel trading.
Buyers are rushing to fill ...
EU’s record recovery fund at risk as countries struggle to meet deadline
724 billion euro package agreed less than 2 years ago
Extending disbursement beyond 2026 would need unanimity
Countries already behind in commissioning projects
Recipients blame rising costs of raw materials
Member states already ...
Household wealth optimism collapses, global survey shows
Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions ...
Russia’s McDonald’s successor applies for trademark in Kazakhstan
Vkusno & tochka, the Russian successor brand to McDonald’s (MCD.N), has applied to have its trademarks registered in neighbouring Kazakhstan following the US company’s exit from its ...
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes
Passengers laden with luggage flocked to rail stations and airports in China’s megacities on Monday, heading to their hometowns for Lunar New Year holidays that health experts fear could ...
Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crash
Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.
Rescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of ...
Russia-Belarus to conduct ‘defensive’ air drills, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive in Ukraine
Russia and Belarus will begin joint air force drills on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ...
Revolut close to finalising 2021 accounts as fintech seeks UK licence
Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to finalising its long-overdue 2021 financial accounts, a move that could pave the way for the start-up to obtain a UK banking licence, two people ...
Republicans want Biden home visitor logs – but not Trump’s
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office ...
Three dead, 16 hurt in ammo blast in Russian region near Ukraine
An ammunition explosion caused by “careless” handling of a grenade in Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine killed three soldiers and injured 16, Russian news agencies reported on ...
Peru extends state of emergency for one month in Lima, Puno and Cusco
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has extended a state of emergency for 30 days in the capital and two southern regions, according to a decree signed late on Saturday, following protests ...
Romanian authorities seize $4 mln of assets in Andrew Tate case
Romanian authorities said they have seized goods and money worth 18 million lei ($3.95 million) as a part of a criminal inquiry into alleged human trafficking that led to the arrest of ...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack
At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected Islamist militant bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese city of Kasindi, ...
Britain to send battle tanks to Ukraine, Dnipro death toll rises to 18
The death toll from Russia’s missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has climbed to 18, officials said on Sunday, while Britain said overnight it will soon send a ...
At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst air crash in three decades (Update 2)
At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight of Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan ...