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World Jan 20
Around the world in 155 days: Teen lands in Belgium, setting record for youngest solo flight by a womanThe 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
World Jan 05
European Union wants place at table to discuss Ukraine, Russia crisisThe European Union’s foreign policy chief is insisting that the 27-nation bloc must have a bigger role to play alongside Washington and Moscow to defuse the West’s standoff with Russia over Ukraine.
World Dec 27
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrationsNew Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire to let loose is being countered by the highly transmissible omicron variant.
World Dec 01
Omicron keeps world on edge as more information drips outMuch is still unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it is and whether it can evade vaccines, and the European Union chief acknowledged that waiting for scientists to tell the world more felt like "an eternity.”…
World Nov 30
Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than suspectedMuch remains unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it might be, but a WHO official said Tuesday that there could soon be a steep rise in infections in parts of southern Africa.
Health Nov 29
CDC recommends COVID boosters for all adults as omicron variant spreadsDr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reacted to the potential threat by urging everyone 18 and older to get booster shots, because “strong immunity will likely prevent serious illness."…
Health Nov 26
World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variantNearly two years into the pandemic, the world is suddenly racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on every continent.
World Nov 26
New ‘omicron’ variant prompts global travel restrictionsThe discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings. But the risks of the variant remained largely unknown.
Health Nov 21
Tens of thousands protest Belgium’s tighter COVID-19 rulesTen of thousands of people demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday to protest reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest spike in coronavirus cases.
World Oct 20
Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prizeThe 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned.