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Article image Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over
Dutch rail company NS called on travellers to avoid the Eindhoven station, where it said train circulation was interrupted due to the intervention of emergency services nearby. Saturday to 4:30 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people for not following the curfew or for violence. In this image made from video, a COVID-19 testing center is seen after being set on fire in Urk, 80 kilometers northeast of... [Full Article...]
Scottish leader says PM Johnson fears democracy over independence issue
She quoted Robert Burns during an interview on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show , saying the Prime Minister's opposition to a second referendum reminded her of the poet's "timorous beastie". Republicans there want a so-called "border poll" on unification with the Republic of Ireland, an European Union member, while Unionists want to remain part of the United Kingdom. [Full Article...]
Pfizer Vaccine Approval Injects Business Positivity
The first people to receive a jab will be frontline health workers, aged care and disability workers, workers dealing with global arrivals and quarantine and those living in aged care or with a disability. A World Health Organization expert panel found no evidence the vaccine had contributed to the deaths . Advice over vaccine safety for pregnant women is expected to be handed to the governme... [Full Article...]
Deborah Birx says Covid deniers in Trump White House 'derailed' response
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Dr Deborah Birx , coronavirus response coordinator under the Trump administration, said there were coronavirus deniers in the White House. "When you have a pandemic where you're relying on every American to change their behavior, communication is absolutely key", she said. "Every time a statement was made by a political leader that wasn't con... [Full Article...]
Biden to Reinstate COVID Travel Rules, Add South Africa
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 25 million on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. There are 77 known cases of the South African variant in Britain, and at least 9 cases of the Brazilian variant, Hancock said on the BBC's "The Andrew Marr Show". [Full Article...]
Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor
She left the White House on good terms with Mr Trump and supported his failed re-election bid. " Sarah Huckabee Sanders , former press secretary for President Trump, will announce tomorrow that she's running for governor of Arkansas". More than 130 people have been charged in the insurrection, which was aimed at halting the certification of President Joe Biden's win over Trump. During her ti... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to quarantine visitors from nations with high COVID-19 risk
Along with Saturday's data this means 6,353,321 have had at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine - a rise of nearly half a million on yesterday's figure. This morning I've come out of my formal self-isolation, I haven't actually left the house yet because I haven't needed to'. But Vallance said scientists are concerned that variants identified in Brazil and South Africa could be more res... [Full Article...]
UAE cabinet approves setting up embassy in Israel
The UAE controversially agreed to normalise relations with Israel in August, enraging Palestinians who fear the move will weaken a long-standing pan-Arab position calling for Israeli withdrawal from territories it occupies illegally and acceptance of Palestinian statehood in return for normal ties with the Arab countries. [Full Article...]