The Red List restricts entry to the United Kingdom to people who are British or Irish citizens or have legal residency in the country. The nationals must take a Covid-19 test and complete a passenger locator form before traveling to England. They must also book a quarantine hotel package that includes two Covid-19 tests. When […]
According to a sequence of tweets from Alexey Navalny’s team on Friday; a voting software developed by allies of the renowned Kremlin critic was pulled from Google and Apple’s online stores in Russia just as polls opened for parliamentary elections. As part of his campaign to keep the imprisoned dissident company; Ivan Zhdanov shared an […]
In the state of Michigan, a father sued his daughter’s school district for $1 million after the instructor shaved her head. According to the Detroit Free Press, Jimmy Hoffmeyer has filed a lawsuit against Mount Pleasant Public Schools (MPPS), a teacher’s assistant, and a librarian, alleging that the incident violated his daughter’s constitutional rights. Hoffmeyer […]
An attempt by former president Jacob Zuma to have his 15-month jail term for contempt of court vacated by South Africa‘s highest court was denied on Friday, in a decision that was seen as a severe test of the country’s resolve to hold powerful persons accountable. The Constitutional Court affirmed its own conclusion that Zuma […]
Lyra McKee, a well-known Northern Irish journalist who was killed while covering violence in Londonderry in 2019, saw two men indicted for her murder appear in court on Friday. In addition to murder; Gearoid Cavanagh (33), and Jordan Devine (21), were charged with arson; throwing petrol bombs, and murder. McKee, 29, was shot and killed […]
State news agency Xinhua reported on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Afghanistan’s “relevant parties” to exterminate terrorism and offered to provide additional assistance to the war-torn nation. Afghanistan and China both share a land border, and the Taliban has formed a new government in Afghanistan. As U.S.-led foreign soldiers concluded their 20-year presence […]
With the goal of reducing the number of people exposed to COVID-19 and immunizing the country’s workforce, Italy has become the first European country to make COVID-19 health permits mandatory. The Italian government passed new legislation on Thursday that mandates digital immunization certificates for all employees across the country. The health pass is often known […]
Here’s how far Barcelona has sunk: A lot of people predicted that the Blaugrana would lose their opening Champions League match to Bayern Munich. And as it turned out, it did. Barcelona was beaten 3-0 by Robert Lewandowski (2) and Thomas Muller (1), who both scored twice. Muller has more UEFA Champions League goals versus […]
According to state-run media, an earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Thursday, killing three people and injuring 60. On an 8-point scale, local authorities assigned the earthquake a magnitude of 6.0, whereas the US Geological Survey (USGS) assigned a value of 5.4. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck in the early morning hours, with […]
In unusual support of a Canadian politician by a former American president, Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This is Obama’s second time doing it. Obama also urged Canadians to keep Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader in the country’s upcoming general election in 2019. After Trudeau’s election, Obama expressed his admiration […]
