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[ad_1] LONDON: More countries have banned travel from the UK and the World Health Organization (WHO) called for stronger containment measures, as the British government warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was “out of control”. While the WHO urged its European members to strengthen measures against …

[ad_1] Jordan Henderson was named a finalist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. The Liverpool captain finished second to seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton after a public vote, with jockey Hollie Doyle in third place. An incredible achievement to be recognized at this year’s #SPOTY …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Dozens of domestic flights due to depart from Sydney were canceled on Monday (December 21) and authorities issued more city-wide health alerts as Australia struggled to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak in its largest city four days before Christmas. More than 50 places, including cafes, gyms, casinos and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When the Donald Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2017, reinforcing the new “America first” policy, observers sat down. Under former President Barack Obama, the United States had sought to achieve deeper regional integration in Asia and the Pacific through increased investment, …

[ad_1] LONDON: To mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the UK co-sponsored a Global Summit on Climate Ambition together with the United Nations and France, with the support of Chile and Italy last Saturday (December 12). Demonstrating the will, determination and ambition to come together to save our …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden introduced his climate and energy team on Saturday (December 19), a historic group that will seek to advance an ambitious climate agenda that reverses many policies of the Trump administration. Michael Regan would become the first black man to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …

[ad_1] ROME: Millions of Italians braced for Christmas and the New Year under harsh new coronavirus restrictions announced on Saturday (December 19) as Europe battled a winter surge in infections and Switzerland became the latest country to approve a vaccine against the virus. Europe has become the first region in …

[ad_1] SEOUL – Samsung Electronics will expand its Texas semiconductor factory to accommodate next-generation manufacturing equipment as it seeks to wrest the title of the world’s largest chipmaker from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC has already announced a plan to build a new plant in the state of Arizona. As …

[ad_1] Based on the 2017 eponymous webtoon by Kim Kan-bi and Hwang Young-chan, ‘Sweet Home’ is a South Korean live-action television series that tells the story of a world where humans suddenly begin to become into monsters. In its inaugural season, the show focuses on the tenants of the Green …

[ad_1] RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an injection of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday (December 19), kicking off a nationwide deployment in the coming days. Netanyahu, 71, and Israel’s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on television at the Sheba Medical Center …