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The global spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued unabated, prompting health experts to caution that the fight top end the infections caused by the Covid-19 variant is

The fifth wave of a pandemic due to the spread of the omicron coronavirus strain is assuredly beginning in Germany, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said.

Israel said on Tuesday that it will offer a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to older people, amid growing concerns about the spread Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The fourth

China has chastised the United States for sanctioning eight Chinese technology firms. Beijing fears that the United States is breaking trade norms and impeding scientific progress.

The coronavirus strain Omicron has become the most common in London, according to Kevin Fenton, the British capital's chief public health officer.

Over 500 million people could face extreme poverty because of the coronavirus, WHO and the World Bank said. The pandemic resulted in the "worst economic crisis since the 1930s" and…

New Zealand proposes to prohibit young people from ever purchasing cigarettes in their lives. This is viewed to be one of the strongest anti-tobacco measures in the world. Authorities claimed

A three-shot course of their Covid-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variation in a laboratory test, BioNTech and Pfizer have said. The companies said that this indicates

The world will face high inflation and popular unrest because of abandoning fossil energy sources too quickly, the Saudi Aramco chief warned. He said nations should invest in production in…

A global clean energy transition will not be possible unless the world's biggest companies step up and become part of the solution, US Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk has said.

Greece has introduced fines for elderly residents who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus. From mid-January, those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be facing a €100…

Thai authorities plan to issue digital tokens for tourists. With the help of wealthy travellers, Thailand hopes to rebuild the tourism industry after the coronavirus restrictions.

Following the discovery of a new COVID-19 strain in southern Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the EU would consider restricting flights from that region…

Japan's immigration authorities plan to expand the list of fields of employment for foreign workers in 2022, in which their stay in the country will not be limited to five…

The EC improved GDP growth expectations on the global scale for this year to 5.7% from May's 5.6%, the EC's autumn forecast states.

France will resume building nuclear reactors for the first time in decades, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, has approved a recommendation allowing children aged 5 to 11 years to be vaccinated against COVID-19,…

The UK and New Zealand have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a future free trade agreement, according to the Office of the British Prime Minister.

The Climate Transparency Report, compiled by 16 research organisations and environmental activists in the run-up to the Glasgow climate summit, shows that G20 countries will be close to pre-G20 levels…

$8 billion must be raised to help vaccinate 40% of the world's population against the coronavirus by the end of the year, UN Secretary General António Guterres said.

The US authorities have announced that they are ready to make exceptions to a number of duties on Chinese imports imposed by Donald Trump's administration.

Approaches to managing data flows and the digital economy as a whole vary widely among leading countries, according to a UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report published yesterday.

According to Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla, normal life in the world should return back within a year. He also said that people would likely also need to take

Members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) issued a special declaration calling on the US President and Congress to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo…

During a telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping rejected his proposal for a summit of heads of state. The Chinese leader urged the U.S. first…

The EU intends to develop relations with Indo-Pacific countries and, in particular, to expand trade and investment relations with Taiwan, Nikkei Asia reported, citing the draft version of the strategy.…

Australia set to keep mining coal despite UN demands to stop using fossil fuels in ten years. The state believes that coal will be a major source of funds and…

China strongly protests to the U.S. over the publication of the COVID-19 origin report by U.S. intelligence agencies, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a telephone conversation with U.S.…

For the first time since United States President Joe Biden took office in January, there was talks held between a senior Pentagon official and the Chinese military. The talks were

Western Union is no longer delivering remittances to Afghanistan due to the Taliban's takeover of the country, MarketWatch reports.

The number of wealthy people who gave up their US citizenship last year set a record, Axios wrote. Nearly 7,000 people with assets worth more than $2 million surrendered their…

A temporary moratorium on revaccinations should be imposed until the end of September, World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on Wednesday.

European Union countries have been hit by cyberattacks from China through a vulnerability in Microsoft's Exchange Server software.

India's central bank has banned Mastercard from issuing new debit and credit cards to Indian customers. The ban will take effect from 22 July and has no expiry date.

The Supreme Court of the European Union has ruled that companies can ban Muslim women from going to work wearing hijabs. However, such bans are only possible if a company…

The WHO chief stated that the world is stepping into the third wave of the pandemic. He noted that the delta strain was now present in more than 111 countries…

Police in the UK are conducting a massive operation to uncover funds of criminals trying to launder their money through cryptocurrencies.

In 2020, the UN recorded the highest level of world hunger in 15 years. The reason for the rise since 2005 was the coronavirus pandemic, which has cut people's incomes…

Global energy consumption in 2020 will fall by 4.5% year-on-year, the highest level of decline since 1945, according to BP's annual Statistical Review of World Energy 2021.

International mobility remains extremely difficult, according to a new passport ranking by consultancy Henley & Partners.

According to Jamie Dimon, CEO of the US investment bank JPMorgan Chase, quoted by CNBC, leading European towns, particularly Paris and London, would be contending for the title of environmental…

The Spanish authorities have allowed their citizens to walk outdoors without medical masks due to a reduction in new cases of the coronavirus infection. This was reported by The Local…

Spectators will still be allowed to the stands during this year's Tokyo Olympics.

Ireland, where Apple and Google have their European offices, has called for a compromise on a flat tax rate for international corporations.

According to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, the delta variant of the novel coronavirus which was first detected in India and is highly contagious is turning out to be

Philips, a Dutch company, has announced a recall of a number of its breathing devices, ventilators and sleep apnoea (temporary respiratory arrest) machines.

The world's largest investment companies have written to their leaders to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Higher commitments would also make national economies more attractive for investment, they said.

Greece's major trade unions went on strike, leading to a halt in public transport. The reason was the forthcoming labour reform to move to a flexible schedule with a four-day…

El Salvador's congress overwhelmingly approved a bill introduced by the president to recognise bitcoin as an official currency. The small Central American country thus became the first in the world…

Japan is planning to hold the Tokyo Olympics with only domestic spectators despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to media reports. The organizers are also planning to closely monitor the movements