Paris, December 26 (RHC)-- France reported a record high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began. Saturday’s tally marked the third consecutive day that numbers have reached record highs.... More
New York, December 26 (RHC)-- Commercial airlines around the world cancelled more than 5,700 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travellers.... More
Lima, December 25 (RHC)-- Peruvian authorities have held a working meeting focused on providing free internet to schools in rural communities in the country, with the aim of reducing the digital divide.... More
Vatican City, December 25 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has used his Christmas message to decry increasing polarisation in personal and international relationships, saying only dialogue can resolve conflicts ranging from family feuds to threats of war.... More
Athens, December 25 (RHC)-- Greek coast guards scoured for survivors in the Aegean Sea on Saturday after the latest in a series of migrant boat accidents that have killed at least 30 people in just days.... More
Bessemer, December 25 (RHC)-- Two Amazon workers at a plant in the U.S. state of Alabama reportedly died last month within hours of each other, with one passing away at the facility and another after receiving medical attention. ... More
Rome, December 25 (RHC)-- Italy is set to announce slightly tighter coronavirus measures to slow the spread of the omicron variant, on a day infections hit their highest since the start of the pandemic.... More
Basse-Terre, December 25 (RHC)-- Protesters angry over coronavirus restrictions and mandatory vaccine rules briefly occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature, citing stalled negotiations with Paris over their grievances about the management of the French Caribbean island.... More
Athens, December 24 (RHC)-- Greece’s Coast Guard says at least three people were confirmed dead and up to 50 remain missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey. ... More
Madrid, December 24 (RHC)-- Spain will make it compulsory to wear a face mask outdoors again as part of a package aimed at containing the fast spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters in Madrid.... More
Miami, December 24 (RHC)-- A COVID-19 outbreak has forced the USS Milwaukee littoral combat ship to halt its deployment and employ an “aggressive mitigation strategy” to contain the virus.... More
Chicago, December 24 (RHC)-- Dozens of flights have been canceled across the United States on Christmas Eve due to COVID staff shortages with thousands of passengers stuck at the airports and others forced to cancel holiday plans altogether.... More
Miami, December 24 (RHC)-- Fifty-five people have tested positive for COVID-19 on board a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that set sail last Saturday from the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, the company said.... More
Athens, December 24 (RHC)-- At least seven people died when a boat carrying migrants and refugees was shipwrecked off a small island in southern Greece, authorities have said. Greece’s coastguard on Friday said it had rescued more than 90 people after their sailing boat hit rocks north of the remote island of Antikythera the previous day.... More
London, December 24 (RHC)--British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the eve of Christmas, has urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a gift to their families and the nation, as a surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant casts a shadow over the festivities.... More
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