Published by DPA Britain announced test and quarantine rules for all incoming travellers on Saturday following the arrival of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus to Europe. “We will require anyone who enters the UK to take a PCR test by the end of the second day after their arrival, and to self-isolate until they
Published by Reuters (Reuters) -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 sparked global concern and triggered a sell-off on financial markets. But indicating that such curbs may not stem the spread of the variant, Britain said on
Published by Relaxnews The sound of paws scurrying along the forest floor echoes through Croatia’s northwestern woods, where the hunt for truffles is being threatened by climate change and deforestation — stirring fears that the country’s gastronomic goldmine may be at risk. The delicate microclimate in the picturesque Istria peninsula’s forests has long been famed
Published by Al-Araby Britain on Friday designated all of Hamas an “Islamist terrorist group”, warning that its members and those who support the group could face stiff jail terms. The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the group that rules the Gaza Strip, has been banned in Britain since 2001 but the interior ministry extended
Published by DPA Germans are divided on whether the country should take in the migrants stranded at the border between Belarus and the European Union in a crisis widely believed to have been created by Minsk. Tensions have been high at the border between Poland and Belarus for weeks as migrants mass at the EU’s
Published by DPA Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki criticized Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel for talking with Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, amid a growing migrant crisis on Europe’s border that many say has been orchestrated by Minsk. The EU blames Lukashenko for the development of huge crowds of migrants on its external borders in recent
Published by Reuters By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has a vision for reforming the World Trade Organization: rekindling the dynamism that marked its creation in 1995, when countries were committed to hashing out grievances and seeking compromise as they shaped the global trading system. But the postponement on Friday https://www.reuters.com/business/wto-postpones-major-meeting-over-covid-19-concerns-sources-2021-11-26
Published by The Bangkok Post JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Health Ministry on Friday attacked a global rush to impose travel bans to slow the spread of a new Covid variant as “draconian,” unscientific and contrary to WHO advice. The strain, renamed Omicron, has been blamed for a surge in fresh cases in South Africa, but has
Published by DPA EU member states have agreed to suspend passenger flights from seven southern African countries to contain a new, potentially more dangerous coronavirus variant, dpa learned from diplomatic sources on Friday. The European Commission proposed activating the so-called “emergency brake” to the bloc’s shared coronavirus travel rules earlier Friday. The move was signed
Published by DPA EU member states have agreed to suspend passenger flights from seven southern African countries to contain a new, potentially more dangerous coronavirus variant, dpa learned from diplomatic sources on Friday. The European Commission proposed activating the so-called “emergency brake” to the bloc’s shared coronavirus travel rules earlier Friday. The move was signed