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Fauci: US Reevaluating Travel Ban on African Countries

Top US infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the United States will “hopefully” be able to lift its travel ban on African countries “in a quite reasonable period of time,” which the United Nations has denounced as “travel apartheid.” In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Fauci said ...

December 6, 2021

Europe

Tense Dispute between Lavrov and Blinken over Ukraine in Stockholm: Bloomberg

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a hot-tempered exchange of views on the events in Ukraine in 2014, according to Bloomberg agency. This happened at a dinner at the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Stockholm in the presence of dozens of colleagues ...

December 5, 2021

Americas

US-Russia Tensions Escalating, Biden Threatens Russia

US President Biden threatens Russia saying that new initiatives coming from his administration are intended to deter Russian aggression. According to Sputnik, Over the last several weeks, tensions have remained high between the US and Russia as American authorities have accused Moscow of laying the groundwork for a potential invasion ...

December 4, 2021

Int'l Organizations

Omicron COVID-19 Variant Found in 10 New US States

The new highly transmissible omicron coronavirus variant has been found in at least 10 new American states, a sign that the virus is spreading fast throughout the country. Omicron has been found in the states of Maryland, Utah, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Minnesota, California, Hawaii and Nebraska, reports said ...

December 4, 2021

Americas

Pentagon Chief Slams Chinese Hypersonic Weapons during Visit to Shore Up South Korean Alliance

Speaking at a US Air Force base 250 miles from Chinese territory on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin criticized China’s push to develop a new array of hypersonic weapons, claiming they are increasing tensions in the region. “[W]e have concerns about the military capabilities that the PRC continues to ...

December 3, 2021

Europe

Belarus to Take Tough Steps in Response to New Western Sanctions: Foreign Ministry

Minsk will take tough but adequate measures in response to the European Union’s move to impose new sanctions on Belarus, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The harmful nature and futility of sanctions has long been clear to all sensible people, as well as their negative impact on ...

December 3, 2021

Americas

Covid Omicron Variant Expected to Hit New York in ‘Coming Days’: NY Health Commissioner

The new, highly mutated Covid omicron variant is expected to hit New York state in the “coming days,” the state’s health commissioner said Thursday. “We now have an exposure. We fully expect that it will be detected in the coming days.” said Dr. Mary Bassett, who stepped in as state ...

December 3, 2021

Europe

Lavrov Warns Washington against Drawing Ukraine into Geopolitical Games

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday that Moscow needed “long-term security guarantees” that would halt NATO’s eastward expansion, Moscow said. Lavrov warned Washington against “drawing Ukraine into the geopolitical games of the United States” and said Russia needed “long-term security guarantees on ...

December 2, 2021

Europe

Germany, U.S. Agree to New COVID Curbs as Omicron Spreads across Globe

Germany decided on Thursday to bar the unvaccinated from all but the most essential businesses and the United States was due to announce further travel curbs as countries around the globe scramble to keep out the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the variant showed ...

December 2, 2021

Americas

Canada Joins U.S, EU and Britain in Imposing New Belarus Sanctions

Canada imposed new sanctions on Belarusian officials and entities in coordination with international partners on Thursday to protest against what it called attacks on human rights and acts of repression, Ottawa said. A foreign ministry statement said Canada was acting together with the United States, the European Union and Britain. ...

December 2, 2021