French Scientists Discover New Coronavirus Variant ; Researchers Say Omicron Easily Avoids Immune System
As the world continues to struggle with the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and the still-lingering...
NATO Head Schedules Special Meeting with Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has scheduled a special meeting of allied ambassadors and top Russian officials for next week as...
Blinken Calls for ‘United’ NATO Stance on Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with eastern NATO allies Monday about Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s border, calling...
UK’s Johnson: Omicron Surge to Put Pressure on Health System
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday the nation’s current surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant is...
Five Global Powers Pledge to Avoid Nuclear Conflict
Five world powers have agreed to work together to stop the further spread of nuclear arms and to avoid nuclear...
Trump Endorses Hungary’s Orban for Reelection
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Hungary’s Viktor Orban, who is seeking reelection. The right-wing prime minister is...
Portugal’s Impresa Media Outlets Hit by Hackers
The websites of one of Portugal’s biggest newspapers and of a major broadcaster, both owned by the country’s largest media...
World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Show Goes Hybrid
It’s a chaotic time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, the world’s largest technology event. Last-minute COVID-19-related cancellations have wreaked...
Smaller European Nations Uneasy as Germany’s Scholz Plans to Meet Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to reset relations with Moscow and is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir...
COVID Outbreak Ends Cruise for Thousands on German Ship in Lisbon
The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon’s port due to an outbreak of the...
Biden to Ukraine: US, Allies Would ‘Respond Decisively if Russia Further Invades’
U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday that the United States and its allies would “respond...
Twitter Bans US Lawmaker’s Personal Account for COVID-19 Misinformation
Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy,...
French Mask Mandate Includes 6-Year-Olds
France has lowered the age of its mask mandate to 6-year-old children, officials announced Saturday. The news comes just days...
Solar Power Projects See the Light on Former Appalachian Coal Land
Looking west from Hazel Mountain, Brad Kreps can see forested hills stretching to the Tennessee border and beyond, but it...
EU Moves to Label Nuclear, Natural Gas Energy as ‘Green’
The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as “green” investments after...
Austrian Holocaust Survivor ‘Mrs. Gertrude’ Dies at 94
The Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during Austria’s 2016 presidential campaign with a video message in which “Mrs....
US Seeks New 5G Delay to Study Interference with Planes
U.S. authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay for up to two weeks their already postponed rollout...
Pope, in New Year’s Homily, Praises Women as Peacemakers
Pope Francis ushered in the new year Saturday by praising the skills women bring to promoting peace in the world,...
UK Honors COVID Scientists and Medics, Bond Actor Daniel Craig
Britain recognized the scientists and medical chiefs at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 in Queen Elizabeth’s annual New...
US Officials Ask AT&T, Verizon to Delay 5G Wireless Near Certain Airports
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday asked AT&T and Verizon...
Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will end a day earlier than planned, the organizer of the global technology and gadget...
Biden to Speak with Zelenskiy, Says He Warned Putin on Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden will speak Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a White house official said Friday, a day...
