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Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's Covid-19 wave

Saturday, 15 January 2022, 07:12 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will...

Queen removes Prince Andrew's military roles, patronages

Thursday, 13 January 2022, 19:05 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Buckingham Palace said on Thursday that Prince Andrew's honorary military titles and royal patronages have been returned to Queen Elizabeth II with her “approval and agreement." More than...

10 years later, Costa Concordia disaster vivid for survivors

Thursday, 13 January 2022, 07:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Ten years have passed since the Costa Concordia cruise ship slammed into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio. But for the passengers on board and the residents who welcomed them...

WHO says Covid-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable

Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 14:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report. In...

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain

Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 06:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off...

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