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Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Thursday, 2 December 2021, 08:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to...

EU chief calls for debate on making Covid-19 jabs mandatory

Thursday, 2 December 2021, 06:26 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The chief of the European Union's executive arm said Wednesday that EU nations should consider making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory because too many people still refuse to get shots...

Explosion of WWII bomb in Munich injures 4, disrupts trains

Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 17:35 Last update: about 6 years ago

A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was...

Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Oxford High School in Michigan

Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital, authorities said....

Germany's designated chancellor backs Covid vaccine mandate

Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 07:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Germany's next chancellor said Tuesday that he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year, but that lawmakers should be free to vote according to their conscience...

EXPLAINER: What we know and don't know about omicron variant

Monday, 29 November 2021, 14:49 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

 The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess...

EU plane to monitor migrants on Channel shores after deaths

Monday, 29 November 2021, 10:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant activity after 27 people died when their overcrowded, inflatable boat sank en route to...

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