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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres slammed travel bans on Wednesday that target specific countries and regions over the new COVID-19 variant omicron, calling them “unfair” and “ineffective.” United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a plenary session at the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 11, 2021. (AFP Photo)  “With a virus that […]

From left, new Housing Minister Johan Danielsson, Schools Minister Lina Axelsson Kihlblom, and Social Insurance Minister Ardalan Shekarabi. Photo: Sören Andersson/TT Sweden’s new Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson named Lina Axelsson Kihlblom as her cabinet’s Schools Minister.  Axelsson Kihlblom on Tuesday became the first transgender person to become a government minister in the Nordic country, a […]

Japan on Wednesday imposed a one-month suspension on all new incoming flight bookings in a bid to prevent the fast-spreading Omicron variant from taking a hold in the country, while Germany reported that four people who have tested positive of the new strain were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Passengers wait in a line to […]

According to media reports from Washington, the Biden administration wants to engage China in talks on arms control and non-proliferation. The US president, Joe Biden, and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping discussed the issue during their recent virtual summit. The issue has not previously been high on the agenda in talks between the two countries, but China’s recent […]

 An Azerbaijani military helicopter crashed on Tuesday during a training flight, killing 14 crew members and injuring two more, the South Caucasus country’s state border service said. A man reacts as he stands near a house set on fire by departing ethnic Armenians, in an area that had been held under Armenian military control, in […]

NATO foreign ministers will meet on Tuesday to discuss how to counter a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border amid fears the Kremlin could be preparing to invade.The long-scheduled gathering in Latvia’s capital Riga comes at a volatile moment on NATO‘s eastern flank as allies also grapple with a migrant crisis the West says is fuelled […]

President Sandra Mason’s first speech as this country’s Head of State was one aimed at bringing Barbadians closer and encouraging them to move the country forward as a republic. Moments after being installed in a ceremony filled with pomp and pageantry at National Heroes Square in the capital of Bridgetown, Dame Sandra reminded Barbadians of what made […]

The Admiral Gorshkov warship launched a Tsirkon missile at a target in the Barents Sea at a range of 400 kilometers, the Defense Ministry said.mil.ru   The Admiral Gorshkov warship launched a Tsirkon missile at a target in the Barents Sea at a range of 400 kilometers, the Defense Ministry said. Russia said Monday it […]

Portugal said it had detected its first cases of the Omicron variant associated with players of the Belenenses SAD football club. Signs warn shoppers of mandatory face mask and the need to respect social distancing in Nijmegen, eastern Netherlands, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Peter Dejong The country’s public health agency said preliminary tests suggested that […]