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Citing the surge in coronavirus cases in the largest Illinois city, the Democrat mayor said she had “no choice” but to impose the mandate, in order to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. “If you wish to live life as normally as possible, with the ease to do things that you …

“Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic,” Gates wrote in a lengthy Twitter thread on Tuesday. In the posts, Gates claimed some of his friends have contracted Omicron and he has canceled “most” of his holiday plans …

The microchip technology was developed by Stockholm-based startup Epicenter. The tiny chip stores a Covid-19 vaccine passport the likes of which are increasingly being mandated across the globe. It can be read by a device using a near-field communication protocol – the same tech used by credit cards and other …

“We should all be concerned about Omicron, but not panicked. If you’re fully vaccinated, especially if you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. “Almost everyone who has died of Covid-19 over the past many months has been unvaccinated,” he …

Successful candidates will be issuing penalties, processing appeals and taking measures against those who fail to shell out their fine for being unvaccinated, says a job ad placed by the Austrian city of Linz. The opening line says the job will suit those who “take pleasure in working with legislation …

“Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024” blared a headline of a Newsweek piece on Monday, quickly going viral on Twitter. The argument it makes is seemingly absurd on the face of it. After all, if Republicans view the US government as …

The previous day, it was reported that state-owned giant Gazprom, the system’s operator in Russia and Belarus, had booked no capacity for gas transit on Tuesday. The choice not to export natural gas comes as demand for energy in both Russia and the rest of Europe reaches its winter peak. Day …

Soloviev, who won gold at the Sochi Olympics in 2014, had been socializing alongside his longterm partner Sidorova at a Moscow karaoke club just prior to the attack. Sidorova explained that three assailants became aggressive when they were asked for a cigarette lighter by a member of her group.  Per Sidorova’s account, the …

Speaking from on board the Bayern frigate on Tuesday, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach said the vessel’s foray into the contested region last week – the first such journey in nearly two decades – was a sign that Germany was “perpetuating” its activity in the region in “small steps.” Hinting at …

As part of an expanded meeting at the Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, Putin said that the attitude of the US and its military bloc towards Russia is driven by “an illiterate, incorrect analysis” of the status quo. According to him, the West believes it can take an “aggressive line” …