Category : COVID-19

GENEVA (AFP) – The World Health Organisation warned Friday (Dec 11) that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep up their guard against Covid-19 during the festive season. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of deaths in the coronavirus pandemic was surging and urged people to think very carefully […]Read More

GENEVA (AFP) – Switzerland announced on Friday (Dec 11) that all shops, bars and restaurants must close from 7pm in order to fight a resurgent coronavirus that is now stirring political and cultural tensions. The Alpine country, which will apply the new rules from Saturday until Jan 22, has some of the worst per capita […]Read More

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Indoor dining will once again be barred in New York City restaurants starting next Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday (Dec 11), a significant reversal of the city’s reopening that comes as officials try to halt the escalation of a second wave of the coronavirus and avoid a broader shutdown. […]Read More

WASHINGTON (AFP) – United States authorities on Friday (Dec 11) carried out their 10th execution of the year, the last in a series of capital punishments that President Donald Trump’s administration has carried out before he leaves office. Alfred Bourgeois, a black man sentenced to death for the murder of his two-year-old daughter, was executed […]Read More

LONDON (REUTERS) – Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from Jan 1 to help Britain protect its fishing waters in case of a no-deal Brexit, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain was likely to complete its European Union (EU) exit in three weeks without a trade deal. The Ministry of Defence “has […]Read More

LONDON (AFP) – A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance on Saturday (Dec 12) after gloomy assessments from leaders on both sides of the Channel, with just hours left before last-gasp talks conclude. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen […]Read More

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – In its emergency authorisation of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday (Dec 11) night, the Food and Drug Administration took an unexpected step, leaving open the possibility that pregnant and breastfeeding women may opt for immunisation against the coronavirus. The agency authorised the vaccine for anyone 16 and older, and asked Pfizer […]Read More

CLOSE Whether you’ve had one for breakfast or as a mid day treat…have you ever stopped to wonder why this common pastry favorite has an additional shortened spelling? Buzz60’s Natasha Abellard has the story. Buzz60 Krispy Kreme’s annual “Day of the Dozens” is Saturday and comes with a sweet doughnut deal. With the purchase of any […]Read More

Tommy “Tiny” Lister, who appeared in “Friday” and “The Fifth Element” and was also a professional wrestler, died Thursday, his manager Cindy Cowan confirmed. Cowan said he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Marina del Rey, Calif. after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days. He had been working on a film and had […]Read More

LONDON (AFP) – Global leaders were due to announce more ambitious plans to combat global warming on Saturday (Dec 12), on the fifth anniversary of the signing of the landmark Paris Agreement. The Climate Ambition Summit, being held online, comes as the United Nations warns current commitments to tackle rises in global temperatures are inadequate. […]Read More