Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison by a court. She was found guilty of provoking dissent, and violating COVID rules under a disasters law. Suu Kyi faced 11 charges, and most of them combined can jail her for life. She has… Continue reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru on its Java island has erupted and forced residents to evacuate as the sky was filled with ash. Rescuers have traveled to the residential areas near the volcano, and are helping locals flee. According to a local Indonesian news agency, the huge plumes of ash have blocked… Continue reading Indonesian Mt. Semeru spews ash; forces residents to flee
Germany is set to ban unvaccinated people from bars and stores, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel announced. Unvaccinated people are going to be barred from a lot of public and private venues as the country is set to impose vaccine passports. Merkel says that the situation is very serious and the… Continue reading Germany to ban unvaccinated from bars and stores
The Omicron variant has driven a sharp increase in COVID cases in South Africa, according to health officials. Over 8,000 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours in South Africa, double than yesterday’s number. The WHO has called the variant to be “of concern” because of its high… Continue reading Omicron spread doubles COVID cases in South Africa
Magdalena Andersson had resigned just hours after she made history by becoming Sweden’s first female Prime Minister last Wednesday. Her resignation came after her government lost coalition support just hours after her selection. Now, Andersson has yet again been given the charge by Sweden’s hung Parliament, or Riksdag. She was… Continue reading Sweden’s first woman Prime Minister reappointed after resigning
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 which is slowly bringing back lockdowns has landed in Canada. Two people who traveled from Nigeria have tested positive for the variant. Nigeria is nowhere near South Africa, and with two positive arriving in Canada from the region certifies that Omicron has possibly… Continue reading Omicron lands in Canada; might secretly be spreading in US
At least 13 out of the 61 air passengers who arrived in Netherlands from South Africa have the “highly transmissible” Omicron variant. Netherlands is suffering from a record number of COVID cases, and the 61 positives who arrived on two flights were sent to a nearby hotel for isolation. More… Continue reading 13 out of the 61 air passengers in Netherlands have Omicron
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 is slowly bringing back lockdown fears because of its fast spread, and countries reacting in a bid to contain it. The World’s first move was to place travel bans on South Africa and its neighbors where the variant was spreading. Now that it… Continue reading Omicron is slowly bringing back lockdowns
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen met with a group of US lawmakers who had traveled there in an unannounced trip to declare that the US stands with Taiwan. The group of lawmakers had reported that China’s embassy was issuing threats to them, “demanding” that they cancel the trip. Representative Nancy Mace… Continue reading Taiwan’s President meets with US lawmakers; China cries foul
At least 61 passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on two flights arriving in Netherlands from South Africa. All those who have tested positive have been isolated at a hotel in Amsterdam. It took Dutch authorities hours to test those arriving from South Africa, and out of about 600 passengers,… Continue reading Over 60 people test positive for COVID on two SA-Netherlands flights