Russian players and staff were not allowed to take a flight because outraged Canadian passengers complained that they were not wearing masks, an official caught up in the alleged incident has said. Otakar Cerny, the team manager of the Czech side, who were also due to take the flight from Calgary …
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A new law allowing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients has come into force in Austria after being approved by the country’s parliament in December. From Saturday, those over the age of 18 who are suffering from “incurable, fatal illness” or a serious permanent illness with debilitating effects that “cannot …
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Come 2022, come The Reckoning. After two years of the tiresome pandemic, the bungled handling of it by public health officials across the globe and interminable demands on our individual freedoms, a string of national elections around the world will finally give people the chance to mark their leaders’ homework. …
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Brussels has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as ‘green’ investments as part of a landmark EU classification scheme to help financial markets decide which investments are truly climate-friendly. The EC may propose the regulation as soon as sometime in January, deciding whether gas …
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Unvaccinated UAE citizens will be banned from traveling abroad starting January 10, according to local media, citing the country’s crisis management agencies. Only the fully-vaxxed and boosted will be permitted to leave. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced the decision in partnership with the National Emergency …
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A man with a hand grenade on him was detained by police outside a New Year’s Eve celebrations venue in the center of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia late on Friday after shouting anti-vax slogans. The troublemaker had been picking on people near Battenberg Square, where a light show dedicated to the …
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Two Japanese industrial majors are reportedly planning to team up with Bill Gates’ venture company to provide technical support for a high-tech nuclear reactor that will be built in the US state of Wyoming. The parties are expected to sign an agreement in January for the Japan Atomic Energy Agency …
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J.K. Rowling was not ‘canceled’ by the producers of a Harry Potter reunion special and makes an appearance in the form of archive footage rather than attending the get-together in person. Rowling’s controversial remarks on gender and trans issues had reportedly prompted the creators of the ‘Return to Hogwarts’ special …
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Following public outcry, the governor of Colorado commuted the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was involved in a crash that killed four in 2019, from to 110 to 10 years with eligibility for parole in five. “The length of your 110-year sentence is simply not commensurate with your …
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A Covid-19 vaccine potentially able to give lifelong protection has proved effective on mice and primates and is set for clinical trials. Production is planned for 2024, Japanese scientist Michinori Kohara told the Japan Times. With all the existing Covid-19 vaccines requiring booster shots to remain effective, the emeritus investigator …
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