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Fresh attempt fails to free luxury cruise ship that ran aground off Greenland

Another attempt to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northern-most national park in Greenland...

Mexico’s president admits briefly fainting due to Covid

Mexico’s president has admitted he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with Covid – something his spokesman had previously denied. Andres...

China threatens ‘counter-measures’ as countries introduce Covid screening

Beijing has condemned Covid-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers arriving in some countries from China and threatened counter-measures against countries involved, which include the...

China eases some Covid controls

More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the...

Danish monarch tests positive for Covid after Queen’s funeral

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for Covid-19 after attending Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London, the royal palace said. Queen Margrethe, 82, who...

Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for Covid

Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for Covid-19 and cancelled two upcoming European gigs. Clapton’s upcoming shows in...

Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Speaker Pelosi...

Much of Shanghai locked down as mass Covid-19 testing begins

China has begun locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai as part of its strict Covid-19 strategy, amid questions over the policy’s...

Hong Kong cuts foreign arrival quarantine from 21 to 14 days

Hong Kong is cutting the length of mandatory quarantine for people arriving from overseas from 21 to 14 days, even as the southern Chinese...

‘Rising number’ of Covid cases in Scotland are Omicron variant

Around four per cent of Covid-19 cases in Scotland are likely to be the new Omicron variant, with that figure “steadily rising”, Nicola Sturgeon...

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