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UK plans new measures to combat omicron coronavirus variant
Updated: 11/27/2021 12:20 PMLONDON (AP) — The U.K. government on Saturday said that it was planning new measures to combat the omicron COVID-19 variant, including mandatory PCR t... -
Anti-government protesters block bridges, roads in Serbia
Updated: 11/27/2021 11:41 AMBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Skirmishes on Saturday erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges in the... -
Russia jails 5 people over coal mine disaster that killed 51
Updated: 11/27/2021 11:36 AMMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Saturday ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastat... -
South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron
Updated: 11/27/2021 10:36 AMJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmis... -
Shippers prepare for another pandemic crush of holiday gifts
Updated: 11/27/2021 9:46 AMPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The last holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. Postal Service: Sick and quarantined work... -
Ship's master said he spent 50 hours sleepless before crash
Updated: 11/27/2021 8:36 AMNEW ORLEANS (AP) — An oil tanker hit an offshore oil platform at night off Louisiana because its Turkish operating company didn’t give the ship’s mast... -
Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe
Updated: 11/27/2021 8:30 AMPARIS (AP) — France’s government is offering to discuss some autonomy for the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, which has been wracked by virus-r... -
Macao detains Suncity boss on China gambling charge
Updated: 11/27/2021 5:58 AMBEIJING (AP) — Macao police on Saturday detained the head of Macao’s biggest casino junket organizer and others after Chinese authorities issued an ar... -
India asks Starlink to obtain license for internet services
Updated: 11/27/2021 5:36 AMNEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government has asked Starlink Internet Services of Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company to comply with the country’s regul... -
Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?
Updated: 11/26/2021 8:29 PMA new coronavirus variant identified in southern Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease. The r... -
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