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Coronavirus: Nothing in current data to support new curbs in England - ministers

Health minister Edward Argar appealed for "cool, calm heads", while colleague Steve Barclay said there had been "significant behaviour change" as a result of Plan B measures. Daily ...

A major fire ravaged South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town

NPR

NPR

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Firefighters battled a major blaze at South Africa's Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the center of Cape Town and caused some ceilings of the building that houses the ...

Covid: Israel Omicron spike could bring herd immunity but with risks - health boss

Israel's top health adviser says the surge of Omicron cases could see the country reach Covid herd immunity. But health ministry boss Nachmann Ash said the country would pay a price for this and he wanted to see herd immunity achieved via vaccinations ...

Russian annual oil output recovers in 2021 after slump

MOSCOW, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russia's annual oil production rose by more than 2% last year thanks to the easing of output cuts by the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers after a pandemic-induced decline in 2020, data showed on Sunday.

UK Makes Omicron Contingency Plans for Hospitals, Schools

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U.S. News & World Report

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the country's record-breaking spike in coronavirus infections.

South Korean crosses DMZ in rare defection to North Korea

A South Korean citizen has crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea in an apparent defection, South Korea's military says. The person was able to evade detection for several hours despite a search operation by South Korean troops.

Hong Kong's Citizen News says closure triggered by Stand News collapse

HONG KONG, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong independent online publication Citizen News said on Monday its decision to shut down was triggered by the closure of a pro-democracy media outlet last week following a police raid and seven arrests.

Gas still flowing east from Germany to Poland via Yamal pipeline

MOSCOW, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The Yamal-Europe pipeline which usually sends Russian gas west into Europe was flowing east from Germany to Poland on Sunday for the 13th straight day, data from German network operator Gascade showed.

German Government Promises $34 Billion in Tax Relief Measures

Bloomberg

Bloomberg

"In this legislative period, we will relieve people and medium-sized businesses by well over 30 billion euros," he told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. Planned measures include the ability to fully deduct contributions to pension insurance from tax ...

Brazil health agency confirms COVID-19 cases in cruise ship

ABC News

ABC News

Passengers on the cruise ship MSC Preziosa had to wait more than six hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro Sunday due to an inspection by Brazilian health authorities that confirmed 28 cases of COVID-19 on board - 26 passengers and two crew members.