Tickets to Beijing Olympics not to be sold to general public
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics nearing, their organisers have dropped plans to have tickets to sporting events to the general public and…
Category: World
Malta’s Roberta Metsola elected as European Parliament’s new president
The Prime Minister of Malta Roberta Metsola has been elected as the new President of the European Parliament. Metsola is Malta’s MEP representing…
World Bank projects slower global economic growth for 2022 and 2023
After speedy rebounding from the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, the world economy would show a slower pace of…
Deltacron? Cyprus reports discovering a mix of coronavirus variants
In Cyprus, a biology professor at the University of Cyprus has announced the discovery of a strain of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 with omicron-like…
France requires Google and Facebook to simplify rejecting cookies with EUR 210m fine
US internet giants Google and Meta (Facebook) have been required by the French internet rights’ agency to pay fines totalling 210 million euros…
WHO: Omicron is not mild, it kills as well
The World Health Organisation has cautioned not to perceive the Omicron variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2 as being mild, because it also kills…
Kazakhstan announces end of unrest after 42 victims
In Kazakhstan, where sudden protests grew into unrest this week, its President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has announced the restoration of constitutional order after 42…
South African research points to reduced hospitalisations with Omicron, compared to Delta
Results of a study by South African scientists indicated that people infected with the Omicron variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2 are less likely…
Ireland gets tough with alcohol, introduces minimum price for beverages
Ireland has introduced the minimum price per unit of alcoholic for beverages sold in alcohol shops, other shops and supermarkets, British public broadcaster…
