Britain and Germany each detected two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa. The discovery of the variant has sparked global concern, a wave of …
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Republicans struggle to save funding for Trump’s border wall
US Republican senators are struggling to save $2 billion in funding for the construction of former President Donald Trump’s controversial wall on the US-Mexico border in an effort to keep South American immigrants away from the United States. Democrats in the upper chamber are pushing forward with plans to rescind …
Read More »Italian police raid Juventus offices over financial irregularity claims
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into the Juventus football club for financial irregularity claims. “Since this afternoon, on the orders of this Public Prosecutor’s Office, soldiers of the Guardia di Finanza (financial police unit in Italy) have been carrying out local searches at the Turin and Milan offices of …
Read More »PMF launches a large-scale security operation in western Iraq
Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Saturday launched a large-scale security operation to pursue ISIS remnants in al-Khalediyah island and its vicinity in al-Anbar In a statement issued by PMF Operations Command of east al-Anbar, a force from the 2nd, 7th, and 27th PMF brigades started combing the territory, after …
Read More »San Francisco Is Sinking Into the Earth, Scientists Say
A US Geological Survey research geophysicist named Tom Parsons says that San Francisco is sinking into the Earth. NBC Bay Area reports that Parsons examined every single building in the Bay Area, using satellite images captured by European Space Agency’s Sentinel 1 satellite. Most of the settling appears to be …
Read More »Xiaomi to open car plant in Beijing with annual output of 300,000 vehicles – Beijing govt
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810. HK) will build a plant that can produce 300,000 vehicles annually in Beijing for its electric vehicle unit, authorities in the capital said on Saturday. The plant will be constructed in two phases and Xiaomi will also build its auto unit’s headquarters, sales, and …
Read More »Burkina Faso protest against militant violence turns violent
Protesters burned tyres and pillaged a government building in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday after police fired tear gas to disperse a march against the state’s failure to stop a wave of violence by Islamist militants. Activist groups called for renewed protests in response to a recent surge of attacks …
Read More »Storm Arwen leaves two dead in UK, triggers power cuts
At least two people died and tens of thousands were left without power as Storm Arwen brought strong winds across many parts of the United Kingdom, with gusts of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph). One man died in Northern Ireland’s County Antrim when his car was struck …
Read More »Erdogan orders probe into Turkish lira’s slump – Anadolu
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered an investigation into possible currency manipulation after the lira fell sharply to record lows against the dollar this week, the Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. It said Erdogan had tasked the State Supervisory Council, an auditing agency that reports to the presidency, to …
Read More »Iraqi IHEC to submit election results to the Judicial Commission on Sunday, spokesperson says
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) will submit the results of the contested Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Sunday after completing the hand recount and re-tallying of the ballots. Member of IHEC’s Media team Imad Jamil told Al-Ghadeer News that the Commission will submit all the results, records, and appeals …
Read More »Two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in Britain
Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday. Omicron dubbed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization on Friday, is potentially more contagious than previous variants of the disease, …
Read More »Archaeologists find an 800-year old mummy in Peru
A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru’s central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said on Friday. The mummified remains were of a person from the culture that developed between the coast and mountains of …
Read More »Spanish police march in Madrid to protest against ‘Gag Law’ reform
Thousands of Spanish police officers marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest against a proposed reform of a security law that they say will hamper their ability to do their work. Politicians from Spain’s three main conservative parties joined police officers in the protest against proposed changes to the 2015 …
Read More »Russia spy chief says Ukraine invasion plan ‘malicious’ U.S. propaganda
Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine and suggestions to the contrary are malicious US propaganda, Moscow’s foreign intelligence chief said on Saturday. U.S., NATO, and Ukrainian officials have raised the alarm in recent weeks over what they say are unusual Russian troop movements near the border with Ukraine, suggesting …
Read More »Gun violence sends Black Friday shoppers scurrying in North Carolina, Washington
Gun violence erupted at retail outlets crowded with post-Thanksgiving holiday shoppers in North Carolina and Washington state on Friday, sending bystanders at both locations scurrying for cover and injuring a total of seven people, police said. At a shopping mall in Durham, North Carolina, a late-afternoon shootout between “two groups …
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