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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...

Dart spacecraft blasts off on mission to knock asteroid off course

Humanity’s longest game of darts has begun with the successful launch of a craft blasted into space to nudge an asteroid off course. Nasa’s double...

LeBron James suspended for one game after Isaiah Stewart clash

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been suspended without pay for one game after leaving Detroit Pistons centre Isaiah Stewart bleeding in a...

Auckland lockdown to end as New Zealand tries new virus tack

Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers will be required to show proof they have been fully vaccinated,...

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