The British government is to ban international arrivals from four more countries — Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines — amid concerns over new virus variants By PAN PYLAS Associated Press April 2, 2021, 2:54 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — The […]
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ROME — Police in Italy have seized computers and other devices allegedly used by four Italians to send death threats and offensive emails to the country’s health minister to protest his firm stance on coronavirus lockdowns. The Carabinieri health police said Friday that the emails were sent between October and […]
Dawit was watching television at a relative’s one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia’s war-torn, northern Tigray region, in early March when a news bulletin flashed up on the screen. Graphic, unverified footage had surfaced of a mass killing near Dawit’s hometown of Mahibere Dego, in a mountainous […]
Bringing joy. Queen Elizabeth II penned a heartfelt letter to this year’s Maundy Gift recipients after the mass in their honor was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Each year on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter Sunday, the queen, 94, distributes specially minted coins in order to recognize certain people’s […]
Hana Kimura was a Japanese professional wrestler and a star of the Netflix reality show, Terrace House, a twist on Big Brother. She took her life last year at the age of 22. This week, a male from Osaka, whose identity has been kept secret, was fined 9,000 yen for […]
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool People begin coronavirus testing at in Moss Side as surge testing for the Kent coronavirus variant. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm […]
Some of Europe’s most prominent nations still have plenty to think about ahead of Euro 2020 following the last set of international fixtures before the tournament gets underway in June. Germany suffered a first home World Cup qualifying loss in 20 years against a Goran Pandev-inspired North Macedonia, while world […]
Looks like cruising is back on the agenda and as long as you are fully vaccinated, you may well be cruising this summer. Princess Cruises Princess Cruises has 22 Summer Seacations on two ships from Southampton, heading up the west coast taking in the stirring countryside of England, Scotland and […]