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Courts block two Biden administration COVID vaccine mandates
The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two mandates requiring millions of American workers to get vaccinated against...
Barbados parts ways with the Queen to become a republic
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. In an...
UK spy chief warns China, Russia racing to master AI
The chief of the United Kingdom’s foreign spy service is to warn that China and Russia are racing to master...
Omicron COVID variant ‘not a cause for panic’, says Biden
US president urges people to get vaccinated amid global concern over new strain WHO says poses ‘very high’ risk. Joe...
Covid: South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
South Africa's president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron....
Togo launches AU digital vaccine passport
The African Union (AU) has endorsed vaccine pass standard (Trusted Vaccines) and COVID-19 testing certificate standard (Trusted Travel) of the...
Moderna Says New Vaccine for Omicron May Be Ready in Early 2022
Moderna Inc. shares gained after Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton said he suspects the new omicron coronavirus variant may elude...
Omicron: Australia pauses next phase of border reopening
Australia has paused plans to reopen its borders to some foreign nationals amid fears over the new Covid variant. The...
UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the fighting in Ethiopia, as the United States...
Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after appointment
Magdalena Andersson, the first female prime minister in Swedish history, quits hours after taking the role. Sweden’s first female prime...
