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- Omicron mutations compared to Delta in first image
Italian scientists have presented an image showing the mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Believed to have originated in southern Africa, the variant has already triggered alarm in multiple countries worldwide. The illustration of the new strain, unveiled by Italy’s Bambino Gesu hospital on Saturday, presents Omicron in ... read more - Australia declares war on ‘trolls’
The Australian government will introduce new legislation forcing social media companies to “unmask” anonymous users who post offensive comments, or make them pay defamation fines if they are unable or refuse to do so. The new initiative seeks to define social media giants as publishers, making them responsible for ... read more - Israel introduces world’s strictest bans to contain Omicron strain
Israel has banned all foreigners from entering the country and tasked intelligence services with locating and tracking all recent arrivals from the hotspots of the newly emerged Omicron coronavirus variant. The new rules are set to come into effect on Sunday night, making Israel the first country to completely ... read more - Dutch government apologizes for sterilizing trans people
The Dutch government has apologized for a past law requiring that transgender people be sterilized to legally change their gender. The law existed until 2014, and similar laws are still on the books in some European countries. “Nobody should have experienced what you went through. I am truly sorry ... read more - More EU states detect Omicron cases
Several cases of the new Omicron strain have been detected in Germany, as well as in the Czech Republic. The UK and Italy are among other European nations that have also registered instances of the suspected Covid mutation. Bavaria’s health ministry announced late on Saturday that the new strain ... read more - Two killed in clash with French military convoy (VIDEOS)
At least two people were killed and some 16 injured in Niger, when a French military convoy was met by protesters after crossing from Burkina Faso, where the column had been blocked for a whole week. The French military convoy, redeploying from Ivory Coast to Mali, ran into fresh ... read more - ‘Antifa’ rioters attack cops at march against ‘state violence’ (VIDEOS)
Black-clad ‘Antifa’ rioters in France attacked police officers with fists, projectiles and metal barriers, at a Paris protest they claimed was “against state violence and the extreme right.” Wearing black and concealing their faces with masks and neckerchiefs, crowds of left-wing ‘Antifa’ protesters turned out in Paris, France, on ... read more - Cops protest legalizing taking footage of police (VIDEO)
Thousands of police have descended on central Madrid in response to the government’s plans to make it legal for people to take images of officers on duty, a change that is part of an overhaul of a controversial gag law. Spain’s left-wing cabinet has pitted itself against the country’s ... read more - Government vows to root out ‘morally corrupting’ sex ed
Poland’s education minister has sided with parents seeking to wrestle sex education out of schools, promising that it would now be easier to give “morally corrupting” voluntary programs the boot. From now on, it would be easier for parents to request that sex education programs are not taught in ... read more - New lockdown announced in Europe
The Netherlands has once again tightened its pandemic restrictions, with a new overnight lockdown announced by the government. The state is battling a record-breaking Covid-19 surge, as hospitals face a ‘code black’ scenario. Starting from Monday, all bars and restaurants will be closed during night hours and non-essential stores ... read more - Omicron’s spread across Europe: First confirmed case and dozens more suspected
The new, heavily mutated strain of Covid 19 is in Europe, with Belgian authorities officially confirming its advent on the continent. Germany and the Czech Republic are looking into suspected cases. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Health announced that a woman returning from vacation in ... read more - Covid variant as deadly as Ebola may emerge, top physician warns
Further mutations of the Covid-19 virus could spawn a strain as contagious as Delta and as deadly as the Ebola virus. That's the stark warning from the World Medical Association. Frank Ulrich Montgomery, chairman of the global physicians’ society the World Medical Association (WMA), shared his fears with Germany’s ... read more - Thousands flood streets to decry vaccine mandate (VIDEOS)
A fresh round of rallies against mandatory Covid vaccination has hit Australia, with hundreds of thousands protesting in dozens of cities. Aerial footage captured huge crowds blocking central streets. New rallies all across the country happened on Saturday, as people demonstrated for more freedom in relation to coronavirus vaccination. Organized ... read more - Top Covid-19 adviser assesses if vaccines will work against Omicron
A top Covid-19 adviser to the South African government is refusing to panic like his foreign colleagues, asserting that the ‘super-mutant’ Omicron strain won’t cause a major spike in cases and vaccines will work against it. “We’re not going to have a severe epidemic” because of the Omicron strain, ... read more - Big Pharma unveils its plans for Omicron strain
A number of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms have announced strategies to address the newly identified Covid-19 variant, dubbed Omicron, including plans to alter existing vaccines and develop new boosters. With the World Health Organization (WHO) designating Omicron the latest “variant of concern” following an emergency meeting on Friday, ... read more
