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Flood watch issued for soggy Christmas Eve
Cold air is expected to rush in behind the front, and it could catch up to the tail end of the rain and change over to snow or sleet early Thursday morning (Christmas Eve), according to forecasters. Temperatures will drop rapidly below freezing, likely causing a flash freeze on untreated roadways and allowing snow to quickly accumulate, the NWS warned. [Full Article...]
Protocol agreed to reopen French border to United Kingdom arrivals
Britain has said it will hand out tests to some of the 8,000 to 10,000 truckers stranded in the area but it will take time. It is also very important to mention that the UK Government have stressed to hauliers "not to travel to Kent until further notice, while a mass testing programme for HGV drivers gets underway to alleviate congestion at ports". [Full Article...]
Ethiopia's PM says forces have been sent into Benishangul-Gumuz region
The commission said it had been appealing for stronger cooperation and attention from the federal and regional governments to contain similar attacks, particularly the immediate strengthening of the security structures in the region to ensure human safety. [Full Article...]
Covid-19: NI concern at spread of new coronavirus variant
Some 30,000 people have traveled to the Republic of Ireland from Britain in the last two weeks, mainly to see family for the Christmas holidays. The Stormont executive also agreed to advise anyone arriving in Northern Ireland, who is staying for more than 24 hours, to isolate for 10 days. [Full Article...]
Spend Christmas Eve with First United Methodist Church via YouTube
Services will be streamed on the cathedral's Facebook page , and Midnight Mass will be broadcast on CatholicTV and streamed at CatholicTVLive.com . All safety measures will be in effect, and worshipers will remain in their vehicles. Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church in Murrysville took similar measures after the orders were announced, canceling in-person services until January 10. [Full Article...]
Australia's New South Wales marks downward trend in new Covid-19 cases
Following a deeper investigation, police attended a property at Sanctuary Point and directed a 37-year-old woman and three others to self-isolate. The pizza store has closed for cleaning. Those in the northern part of the northern beaches remain in lockdown, but will be allowed to have five people from that area in their home over between the 24th and the 26th of December. [Full Article...]
Indoor and outdoor gathering limits and rules in Ontario during the lockdown
A total of 4,229 people have now died from the virus in Ontario. "The number of daily cases continues to rise putting our hospitals and long-term care homes at risk", Premier Ford said in a statement . Of those, 275 are being treated in intensive care and 186 require the use of a ventilator to breathe - both new highs for the pandemic, according to the province's official data. [Full Article...]
Canada extends ban on flights from Britain until January 6_china
The British government on Wednesday said huge swathes of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious virus variant sweeps the country, pushing the number of cases to a record level. It's not believed the new strain effects the severity of symptoms, antibody response or the effectiveness of the current vaccines. "It doesn't have a spellchecker, so we k... [Full Article...]