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EXPLAINER: Why are so many flights being cancelled?

Friday, 31 December 2021, 06:34 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but that's cold comfort to the millions of flyers with New Year's plans. And if 2021 has taught us...

UK reports surge in Covid deaths, builds temporary wards

Friday, 31 December 2021, 06:31 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The U.K. reported a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths Thursday as the National Health Service announced it was building temporary structures at hospitals in England to prepare for a...

New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record

Thursday, 30 December 2021, 06:37 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the...

WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases

Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 17:50 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he's worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 combining to produce a “tsunami” of cases, but said he's still...

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 06:36 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet...

France imposes new virus measures amid spike in infections

Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 06:46 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The French government announced new COVID-19 measures on Monday in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, yet stopped short of imposing drastic restrictions before New Year’s...

Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrations

Monday, 27 December 2021, 15:05 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, "knaldrang!" — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year...

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