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China launches campaign to get 85% of its people speaking Mandarin by 2025

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying that 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears...

Far-right pundit to launch campaign for French presidency

A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions is poised to officially enter the race for France’s presidency. Eric Zemmour has already shaken up...

Matthew McConaughey rules out running for Texas governor

Actor Matthew McConaughey has said he is not running for Texas governor after months of publicly flirting with the idea of becoming the latest...

Japan bans entry of foreign visitors due to Omicron variant’s spread

Japan has announced it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors due to the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...

Swiss look set to approve Covid restrictions as infections rise

Swiss voters appeared set to approve by a clear margin legislation that would introduce a special Covid-19 certificate allowing only people who have been...

Israel tightens travel restrictions over new Covid variant

Israel has approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to crack...

Taiwan scrambles jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone

Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defence buffer zone on Sunday, the latest in a long series of incursions as part of...

Cautious opening for Europe’s Christmas markets as Covid cases rise

Some of Europe’s Christmas markets have begun warily opening amid surging coronavirus infections. In Germany, the picturesque Frankfurt market is open over a wider area...

Australia sends troops and police to Solomon Islands amid unrest

Australia is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets...

Polyp in Biden’s colon was benign but potentially pre-cancerous

The polyp removed from Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor...

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