ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Residents in Greece over age 60 will be fined 100 euros a month if they fail to get vaccinated against the coronavirus under the first general COVID-19 mandate announced by the country’s government. The measure was announced in response to a surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India has reported that its economy grew at an 8.4% annual pace in the July-September quarter in the latest sign of an economic recovery in Asia’s third-largest economy. India suffered one of the biggest setbacks among major economies this year with the pandemic. Growth in the April-June quarter jumped 20%, the
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has authorized the government to call a national referendum on LGBT issues. Lawmakers from the governing Fidesz party on Tuesday approved four referendum questions pertaining to sex education programs in schools and the availability to children of information on sex reassignment to children. The
Continue Reading BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A military helicopter crashed in Azerbaijan during a training flight on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding two more, Azerbaijani authorities said.The helicopter of Azerbaijan’s State Border Guard service crashed on Tuesday morning during a flight over the Garaeybat training ground in the east of Azerbaijan. That’s according to a joint
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The president of a club enduring a COVID-19 outbreak is planning to sue the Portuguese league official who said his team wanted to play last weekend despite having only nine players. Belenenses kicked off on Saturday and trailed Benfica 7-0 by halftime. The match was abandoned early in the second half
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Senegal could be without Ismaïla Sarr for the African Cup of Nations because the winger has a knee ligament injury. Sarr was hurt in Watford’s 4-1 win over Manchester United in the Premier League on Nov. 20 and the team says he will require a further scan “in around a month’s
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The rapid onset of concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has ushered in a period of fresh market anxiety as investors wait for more information about what it could mean for the trajectory of the pandemic. But what if the variant turns out not to be so bad
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force in England, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transport. From Tuesday morning, all travelers returning to the U.K. must also take a PCR test and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. The reintroduction
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A fully vaccinated 62-year-old male who travelled from Canada to Hong Kong is confirmed to be the second case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant identified there by authorities, according to information released by Hong Kong’s Centre for Health
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Scientists in the United States have created robots that can spontaneously self-replicate in what they’re calling a “profound” discovery. The study, published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found that these computer-designed and hand-assembled
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say 14 suspects have been arrested in an investigation of a gang accused of bringing nearly five metric tons (5.5 U.S. tons) of cocaine from South America to Germany. German police said the investigation that led to Tuesday’s arrest was triggered by the seizure in a shipping container in Santos,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say 14 suspects have been arrested in an investigation of a gang accused of bringing nearly five metric tons (5.5 U.S. tons) of cocaine from South America to Germany. German police said the investigation that led to Tuesday’s arrest was triggered by the seizure in a shipping container in Santos,
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Michael Carrick will lead Manchester United in the Premier League game against Arsenal on Thursday while manager Ralf Rangnick waits to secure a work visa. Carrick was put in charge of the team on an interim basis following the firing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Nov. 21 and has had two
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police are looking for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall of a toy store to steal dozens of Lego sets. Police said Tuesday that the theft took place over the weekend in the western town of Lippstadt. The burglars left about 100 empty cardboard boxes behind, German news agency dpa
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says consumer prices have risen 7.7% over the past year, the highest inflation rate in 20 years and a larger jump than economists had predicted. The November number released Tuesday is evidence that inflation is accelerating even faster than had been expected in the largest
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says consumer prices have risen 7.7% over the past year, the highest inflation rate in 20 years and a larger jump than economists had predicted. The November number released Tuesday is evidence that inflation is accelerating even faster than had been expected in the largest
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN With “no clear indication” that recent measures implemented by governing bodies and social media companies have done anything to tackle racism in football, worldwide players’ union FIFPro wants to help set up an independent research center to gather data on incidents of abuse. The research center is part of FIFPro’s new
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump’s arguments that the court should block the release of his presidential documents for Congress’ January 6 investigation. Over the course of a three hour and 40 minute hearing Tuesday, the judges expressed skepticism of
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race for France’s presidency. The launch of Eric Zemmour’s candidacy made official a campaign that had been gathering steam for months before it stumbled of late. Zemmour warned supporters in a video on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can be traced back to Vienna — the city’s first recorded December market was in 1298 — the tradition has spread across the world over the centuries. From Germany, to Switzerland, to New
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