WASHINGTON: Another 1,000 federal health workers are deploying to six states to help alleviate overwhelmed hospitals amid the US surge in Omicron-related Covid-19 cases, the White House said today. The teams of between seven and 25 military doctors, nurses and other personnel will head to New York, New Jersey, Ohio, […]
Year: 2022
ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told ambassadors from the European Union that the bloc had not provided meaningful support in battling migration and that it had not reciprocated Turkey’s efforts to improve relations. Ties between Ankara and the bloc reached a boiling point in 2019 due to a dispute […]
PARIS: France will on Friday (Jan 14) ease coronavirus travel restrictions for travellers from Britain, enabling vaccinated tourists to visit if they have a negative test, the government announced. A blanket ban on non-essential travel announced on Dec 16 caused major disruptions over the Christmas and New Year holidays, but […]
LONDON: Aston Villa announced the signing of France international Lucas Digne from Everton today in a deal reportedly worth up to £25 million (RM143 million). The left-back is manager Steven Gerrard’s second signing in the January transfer window after Philippe Coutinho’s loan arrival from Barcelona. “When Lucas became available we […]
ADELAIDE: Teenager Coco Gauff moved a step closer to a third title on the WTA Tour today when she swept past Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-4 and into the Adelaide semi-finals. The 17-year-old American is the highest seed remaining at three as she ramps up preparations for next week’s Australian Open. […]
LONDON: A woman suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party has been attempting to improperly influence members of parliament, the speaker of the House of Commons said in a letter to lawmakers today. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said Britain’s MI5 domestic intelligence service had found that the woman […]
JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators may need another year to determine the cause of last year’s crash of a Sriwijaya Air jet that killed all 62 people on board, according to an interim report released today. Under international standards, a final report would normally be issued within a year of the Jan. […]
Zandile Mafe, 49, appeared on Tuesday in a courtroom in Cape Town. A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed parts of South Africa’s historic parliament complex faces a new charge of terrorism. Zandile Mafe, 49, appeared on Tuesday in a courtroom in Cape Town for a bail hearing, […]
Campaigners have called for Martin Reynolds, one of Boris Johnson’s top Number 10 aides, to be sacked after he invited staff to boozy Downing Street drinks during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Mr Reynolds is accused of sending an email invite to a party to more than 100 Downing Street Staff […]
WARSAW: Poland’s total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday (Jan 11), the health minister said, as the country struggles to convince people to get vaccinated despite persistently high infection rates. The number of deaths per one million inhabitants was last week among the highest in the world, according […]