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Most-troubling Omicron variant poses ‘high to very high’ risk to Europe

EU health agency notes that there is still considerable uncertainty related to transmissibility, among others

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Philippines reopens to fully vaxxed tourists next week

A list of approved countries include country’s top-10 tourism sources

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Thousands cry for stop to gender-based violence in global rally

10 women are murdered every day in Mexico, 345 in Turkey this year only

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UK PM asks France to take back Channel-crossing migrants

Follows deadly boat sinking involving deaths of 27 people

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Singapore curbs arrivals from 7 African countries over new Covid-19 variant

New restrictions will take effect from Sunday

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Fully vaccinated status for EU Covid-19 travel pass requires booster shot 

Decision comes as European CDC confirms waning efficacy of vaccines

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UK bans flights to 6 southern African nations over new Covid-19 strain

Non citizens who have visited the countries will not be allowed in 

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Interpol elects UAE general accused of torture as president

Appointment of Chinese senior public security official to executive committee sparks similar anger

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Heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spike South African infections tenfold

B.1.1.529 strain also detected in Botswana, Hong Kong among travellers from country of origin

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EU approves first Covid-19 jab for kids 5 and up

Virus rapidly spreading among group, even if children don’t display symptoms

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Covid-19 deaths top 1.5 million across Europe

German health sector has had to call on hospitals elsewhere in EU for help

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Australia deploys peacekeepers as riots rock Solomon Islands

Protesters defy government lockdown, demand prime minister step down

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Red Cross names Swiss diplomat as 1st woman president

Mirjana Spoljaric Egger to replace Peter Maurer when he steps down next September