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Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and the UK announced on Saturday that they had detected cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The UK reported two confirmed cases that Health Secretary Sajid Javid said were “linked and there is a connection with travel to southern Africa.” Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press […]

TEHRAN – While Iran makes preparations for achieving a “good agreement” through good faith, the United States and its European allies ramp up pressure in what seems to be diplomatic blackmail. The recent visit by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog chief to Iran appears to have provided Washington and other European capitals with diplomatic ammunitions […]

 The Philippines will receive its first Turkey-made T129 Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter (ATAK) next month, officials from the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday. Upgraded with the Aselsan-made IFF system, a T129 chopper maneuvers in this photo provided on May 28, 2021. (Courtesy of TAI) The country has ordered six of the helicopters designed and […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday categorised the latest COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as “of concern” and named it Omicron. A woman has a transgenic test made at the Christmas market during its preparation in Strasbourg, eastern France, Nov. 25, 2021.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias “This variant has a large number of mutations, […]

Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is set to be re-elected as Swedish prime minister on Monday, after already being voted in, forced out and re-nominated in less than 30 hours this week. How on earth did Swedish politics get so complicated? The compromises that allowed Magdalena Andersson to be elected prime minister, however briefly, were […]

The Arab Coalition has published details of the operation targeting Iran-backed Houthi military camps in the presidential palace in Yemen’s Sanaa. Intelligence and satellite images showed the presidential palace’s link to a secret underground facility located south of the palace and linked to Jabal al-Nahdain. Satellite images show the aftermath of the airstrikes conducted by […]

Zurich [Switzerland], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swedish parliament will decide on Monday whether Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson should become the nation’s first female prime minister after the first vote ended in a flop. Andersson took over as prime minister from Stefan Loefven on Wednesday but had to tender her resignation hours later, after […]

Francisca Susano, the world’s oldest person died on Monday this week at the ripe old age of 124 years. Many have been truly saddened by her passing. The world’s oldest person died at age 124. Images via Facebook: @Kabankalan Francisca Susano, the world’s oldest person died on Monday this week at the ripe old age […]

Tensions between Paris and London are rising after 27 migrants died off the coast of Calais in the largest tragedy of its kind in the English Channel. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, greets French President Emmanuel Macron, at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow   –   Copyright  Credit: AP  French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin cancelled on Friday […]

Aspirin use is associated with a 26 percent risk of heart failure in people who have at least one predisposing factor or condition, according to researchers from the European Society of Cardiology. Predisposing factors that were taken into consideration in the study included high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Half gram […]