On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Health announced that a woman returning from vacation in Egypt had tested positive for what is believed to be the novel variant of Covid. He added that the sample is being studied further, with official confirmation expected by Sunday morning. Coinciding …
Read More »Amsterdam fears dozens of Covid infections on flights from Omicron hotspots
The Dutch government on Friday imposed a ban on arrivals from South Africa and several other neighboring countries, citing the fears of a new and allegedly more contagious coronavirus variant. More than 600 people on two flights were already en route for Schiphol, however, and special testing sites were set …
Read More »Dozens dead after migrant boat capsizes
The accident occurred on Wednesday, when a group of migrants tried to take advantage of calm sea conditions to cross over to Britain. The waters of the English Channel, however, are currently very chilly, which has likely contributed to the large number of fatalities. The capsized boat and multiple bodies …
Read More »Horrific tourist bus crash & blaze kills dozens, including many children
A bus with North Macedonian license plates crashed and erupted into flames around 2am local time as it was traveling on a freeway early Tuesday morning, killing at least 45 people, Interior Ministry official Nikolai Nikolov told a local TV station. At least 45 people were killed after a bus …
Read More »Dozens of soldiers feared injured & killed in new Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting
In a press release issued on Wednesday, Azerbaijani military chiefs announced that seven of their troops had died during combat operations on the shared frontier as a result of what it has described as “Armenian provocations.” A further 10 servicemen were also reportedly injured in the fighting. The Armenian side …
Read More »Dozens of Middle Eastern migrants enter Poland ‘by force’
Regional police spokesperson Tomasz Krupa said 50 people crossed the border “by force” near the village of Starzyn shortly after 8pm local time on Saturday. Police detained 22 would-be asylum seekers, all of whom are Iraqi nationals, he added. The Polish Border Guard later said all of the 50 intruders …
Read More »Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger
The deadly fire broke out on Monday morning in a makeshift classroom constructed from wood and straw in Niger’s southern Maradi region, Reuters, the BBC and AFP reported independently, with the mayor of Maradi city confirming the casualties. “Right now, we have 26 dead and 13 injured, four of them …
Read More »Dozens injured outside Baghdad’s Green Zone as clashes erupt over Iraq election results (VIDEOS)
Videos published on social media showed protesters alleging fraud in the recent parliamentary elections pelting the security forces with rocks.Officers wearing riot gear and armed with shields responded with tear gas, according to local media reports. A crowd of some 300 protesters reportedly attempted to break into the heavily fortified …
Read More »CIA informants overseas get killed, captured or compromised by dozens, according to media citing TOP SECRET cable
The cable was sent to every CIA station and base around the world last week, according to the report from The New York Times citing officials who had seen the letter. Officials had looked into dozens of cases of informants over the last several years killed, captured, arrested, or compromised …
Read More »Britain urges motorists to ‘carry on as normal’ as BP shuts dozens of petrol stations amid haulage crisis
Speaking to Sky News on Friday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said HGV driver shortages were “not new,” and had been an issue all the way through the pandemic. Shapps stated that, on any normal day, it is not unusual for a chain of petrol stations, like those owned by BP, …
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