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Austria to end lockdown for Covid unvaccinated
Move possible with intensive care units no longer at capacity, chancellor says.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 11:10 PM
Armenian PM self-isolating after positive Covid test
Nikol Pashinyan is asymptomatic, to continue working remotely.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 10:30 PM
Iran arrests 17 over social media horror pranks
Gags include mock murders, a suicide and throwing cakes in the faces of passengers on the escalators of the Tehran metro.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 09:50 PM
Hong Kong transgender men lose court case on ID cards
Judge says authorities must have a ‘clear, definite, consistent and objective yardstick’ to determine a person’s gender.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 09:10 PM
Denmark plans to lift Covid curbs on Feb 1
Health minister says country has good control of hospitalisation rates, thanks to revaccination, less severe Omicron.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 08:30 PM
China shrugs off IMF warnings on zero Covid approach
Beijing says it has achieved ‘significant results’, is a key driver of global growth.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 07:50 PM
UK police arrest 2 more over Texas synagogue attack
Both men detained this morning in Manchester, in custody for questioning.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 07:10 PM
Russia issues arrest warrant for Navalny’s brother
Interior Ministry says Oleg wanted on criminal charges, but no further details provided.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 06:30 PM
California city votes to become first in US to mandate gun insurance
The plan will also require arms owners in San Jose to pay an annual fee that will fund a non-profit group.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 05:50 PM
93 potential graves found at Canada school site
Investigators survey about 14ha of the broader 480ha site at former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school in British Columbia.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 05:10 PM
Backlash in Greece over snow storm ‘fiasco’
Motorists remain stranded on country’s most modern motorway for a third day.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 04:30 PM
Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy skids on the edge
Vehicle shortages pushing prices higher than a house.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 03:50 PM
Riyadh and Bangkok restore ties, decades after gem theft
Thai premier promises to reopen investigation if new evidence comes to light.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 02:00 PM
Covid-hit Australian aid ship to dock in virus-free Tonga despite risk
Warship to unload 80 tonnes of water, medical kits, equipment and leave without making contact.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 01:20 PM
New Mexico City airport nears take-off, with few flights
Tepid response from airlines to new hub still lacking public transport links and 40km from capital city.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 12:40 PM
32 Panamanians to be tried over Panama Papers scandal
They will be prosecuted for 'alleged commission of the crime against the economic order, in the form of money laundering'.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 11:20 AM
Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida
Survivor says no one wearing life jacket when vessel turned over in rough seas.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 10:40 AM
Arrests over dead baby found in Mexican jail garbage
Puebla governor calls exhumation, transport of body to prison 130km away ‘demonic’.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 10:00 AM
IMF urges El Salvador to remove bitcoin as legal tender
Call comes as the cryptocurrency drops in value amid wider volatility on Wall Street.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 08:00 AM
Biden admin withdraws Covid vaccination mandate for businesses
Osha retracts order but 'strongly encourages vaccination of workers against the continuing dangers posed by Covid-19 in the workplace'.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 07:20 AM
London police probing Downing Street lockdown parties
Commissioner Cressida Dick says the Met will not be giving a running commentary on its investigations.
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 11:50 PM
Japan orders probe of Vietnamese intern abuse case
Viral video shows victim punched, kicked, battered with stick by co-workers.
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 11:10 PM
Pfizer, BioNTech begin Omicron vaccine trial
Study involves 1,420 people aged between 18 and 55.
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 10:30 PM