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Joe BIden: We've Faced 'Obstruction' from Defense Dept
Biden said he was seeking a "clear picture" from the outgoing administration on the force posture of U.S. troops around the world. When he takes office, he will inherit a wide range of foreign policy and national security challenges, including China, Iran and North Korea, as well as the coronavirus pandemic raging across the globe. [Full Article...]
Japan Bans Entry of Foreigners Due to New Virus Variant
The announcement of the detection of the South Africa-linked variant comes after the Japanese government on Monday started banning the entry of nonresident foreign nationals following the discovery of the United Kingdom variant in Japan. The new coronavirus strain is believed to have originated in the UK. China and South Korea are among those countries. Urging people to spend a quiet New Year's ... [Full Article...]
Weather warnings in place as snow and ice to hit
The warnings - which mean "be prepared" - come into effect at 3pm today and are due to remain in place until 6pm on Monday, with a band of rain, sleet and up to two inches of snow set to fall. The white stuff had already fallen in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England by Sunday afternoon - as more than 300 flood warnings were in place across England following days of stormy conditions. [Full Article...]
Spain to allow free movement for Gibraltar workers after Brexit
Keith Azopardi claims the Gibraltar Government repeatedly promised the United Kingdom was negotiating for the whole "British family" and now questions how the British Prime Minister can say that " Brexit has been done" without a safe and beneficial agreement for Gibraltar having been reached. [Full Article...]
Syrian refugees flee blaze in Lebanon
The fire ensued following a fight between a Lebanese family and Syrians living in the camp according to Lebanese media reports. The agency stated that, following the confusion, "a number of young men from the Al-Mir family intervened and deliberately set fire to some tents for the displaced Syrians in Minya", before "civil defense vehicles intervened and worked to extinguish the fire, while an a... [Full Article...]
South Korea detects first C-19 variant cases
The total caseload was increased to 859.The daily death toll has continued to show double-digit growth since December 15, with the previous high of 24 reported on December 21, the KDCA said. The nation's daily virus cases have hovered around 1,000 since mid-November. South Korea has said it plans to buy enough doses to eventually vaccinate 46 million people, or more than 85% of its population. [Full Article...]
U.S. facing ‘four historic crises at once’: Biden
His subsequent foot-dragging resulted in a lapse in unemployment benefits for millions struggling to make ends meet and threatened a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic. Lauren Bauer of the Brookings Institution had calculated that at least 11 million people would lose aid immediately as a result of Trump's failure to sign the legislation; millions more would exhaust other unemployment ... [Full Article...]
First case of COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom confirmed in BC
What are health experts saying? It is critically important that individuals with confirmed cases of COVID-19 provide all history of contacts and contact information to their public health unit. Over the last few weeks, different ones have been discovered in South Africa and Nigeria , as well. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting that 64 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, wit... [Full Article...]