Tel Aviv, January 25 (RHC)-- Israel on Sunday announced a week-long ban on most incoming and outgoing flights in a bid to slow the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus. The measure begins at midnight (22:00 GMT) from Monday into Tuesday and remain in effect until the following Sunday, a statement from the prime minister’s office said.... More
Toronto, January 25 (RHC)-- When Carolina Lopez woke up with a sore throat in November, her mind immediately went to the worst-case scenario: COVID-19. For the Toronto resident, who works two jobs as a restaurant server and cleaner, a COVID-positive diagnosis would not only affect her health – it could mean losing the pay she needs for rent, groceries and transportation.... More
London, January 25 (RHC)-- A major British doctors’ group says the United Kingdom should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the manufacturer and the World Health Organization.... More
Damascus, January 25 (RHC)-- The United States is stealing oil from the Syrian people and sending it to somewhere else, presumably to the apartheid regime of Israel, according to J. Michael Springmann, an American political commentator, author and former U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia.... More
Mexico City, January 25 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving treatment. AMLO made the announcement in Mexico City on Sunday evening.... More
Berlin, January 25 (RHC)-- Germany stepped up its efforts on Sunday to stop coronavirus variants such as the mutation that originated in the UK, from spreading throughout the country by implementing tougher border controls.... More
Abu Dhabi, January 25 (RHC)-- The United Arab Emirates cabinet has approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv in Israel, state media said, as Israel announced the opening of its embassy in Abu Dhabi.... More
Auckland, January 25 (RHC)-- New Zealand health officials have confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the community in more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland. A 56-year-old woman who recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing a compulsory two weeks in managed quarantine. She had noticed symptoms several days before getting tested.... More
Ramallah, January 24 (RHC)-- Undercover Israeli agents have abducted a Palestinian teenager in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, while regime forces stormed an area in the West Bank to demolish a newly constructed school there.... More
Amsterdam, January 24 (RHC)-- Demonstrations against a new curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands have turned into riots and clashes with police in some places, according to authorities and reports.... More
London, January 24 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with U.S. President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson used his first phone call with the U.S. president to welcome Biden’s announcements that the United States would rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate and the World Health Organization, and they discussed the prospects of a free trade deal.... More
Maputo, January 24 (RHC)-- Heavy rains and flooding have forced thousands to flee their homes in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Eloise brought wind gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour (kph). Eloise struck Mozambique’s Sofala coastal province on Saturday morning before weakening and heading inland to dump rain on Zimbabwe, eSwatini – formerly known as Swaziland – and South Africa.... More
La Paz, January 24 (RHC)-- The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, was discharged Sunday from a clinic after recovering from COVID-19. In separate tweets, Morales expressed his appreciation for the medical attention he received during his hospitalization.... More
Tehran, January 24 (RHC)-- Iran’s foreign minister says the government has allocated funds for the payment of its dues to the United Nations, but Washington is preventing Tehran from paying its contributions.... More
Santiago de Chile, January 24 (RHC)-- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reports that the region's foreign trade experienced in 2020 its lowest performance since the economic crisis of 2008-2009. The organization estimates that exports decreased by 13 percent, and imports fell by 20 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
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