Brazil | Severe flooding spreads to 116 cities in Bahia and beyond

A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of emergency because of flooding yesterday due to heavy rains

This day in history | 1958 Castro’s rebels edge closer to capital

A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of the province of

US police: Gunman in Denver who killed five targeted some victims

A gunman who went on a shooting rampage in several locations around the Denver area, killing five people and wounding two, targeted his victims based on previous personal

The buzz | WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high

The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the

Israel | Hard-hit by Covid, ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots

Yossi Levy has repeatedly booked and canceled his coronavirus vaccine appointment. The 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew recovered from the virus earlier this year, as have his eight children

This day in history | 1975 New laws to end battle of the sexes

Radical new legislation introducing a woman’s right to equal pay and status in the workplace and in society have come into force in the UK. The Sex Discrimination and

Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial

The jury considering the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial finished a third full day of deliberations yesterday with no sign that a

The Buzz | US officials recommend shorter Covid isolation, quarantine

U.S. health officials cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to

Obituary | Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at

This day in history | 1980 Green light for breakfast television

A shake-up of broadcasting franchises has paved the way for the launch of breakfast television. The Independent Broadcasting Authority announced the breakfast contract will go to TV-am

Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations

After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party,

The Buzz | ‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend

Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend as Hollywood prepares to close the books on a turbulent 2021. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix

UAE | Bustling bars, surging business: Dubai sees a post-vax boom

Nations around the world are lurching into lockdown, steeling themselves for a brutal surge as the omicron variant spreads like wildfire.  But in Dubai,

This day in history | 1974 ‘Drowned’ Stonehouse found alive

Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found living under a false name in Australia after apparently faking his own death. He was detained under an immigration

Intel apologizes for asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiang

Intel Corp. apologized yesterday for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the world’s biggest chipmaker joined other foreign brands that face the fury

THE BUZZ | Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, BBC reports citing research

If you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache there is a good chance it will be Covid, warn UK researchers, as quoted by BCC last

Pandemic |Thailand, Southeast Asia reimpose quarantine as concerns grow over omicron

Thailand yesterday decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory quarantine for visitors and suspend a “test-and-go” scheme for fully vaccinated arrivals as concerns grow over the spread

this day in history | 1992 Queen’s Christmas speech leaked

A national newspaper has published the Queen’s Christmas speech two days ahead of schedule sparking a full investigation from the BBC into the unprecedented leak. Buckingham Palace today denounced

South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed

South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts

Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan

The economic collapse of Afghanistan, already teetering dangerously on the edge, would have a “horrendous” impact on the region and the world, successive speakers warned yesterday at

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