The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about “risk to life” in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, while in Europe and the US the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading rapidly.
WHO ‘really concerned’ about COVID picture with ‘intense transmission in several parts of the world’
The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about “risk to life” in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, while in Europe and the US the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading rapidly.
Trump issues blustering McCarthy endorsement as House readies fourth Speaker vote
Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a full-throated defence of Kevin McCarthy
Former Russian official sends Macron shrapnel that injured him
A former top Russian official injured in Ukraine said Wednesday he had sent the shrapnel from a French howitzer shell that he claimed struck him to President Emmanuel Macron.
Man charged after assassination of Shinzo Abe
A Japanese court has charged a man suspected of murdering the country’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Roku Is Now Making Its Own TVs
Roku is stepping up from streaming sticks and audio bars to making its own TVs. At CES 2023 the streaming device manufacturer introduced two new lines: the Roku Select and Roku Plus. From a report: The new lines will consist of 11 models in total, rang…
Ex-Czech PM Andrej Babis on trial for €2m EU fraud
Former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, billionaire businessman Andrej Babis denies a €2m EU fraud. His trial resumes in Prague.
India-US string the latest to add Jeddah call as carriers scramble for cargo
The Indamex 2 string, touted as the fastest connection between West India and the US East Coast, has become the latest routing to bet on a strategy around incremental transshipment cargo opportunities coming from Africa and the Middle East.
Boarding school for ‘troubled teens’ is sued over student’s death after weeks of ‘crippling pain’
Lawsuit claims employees didn’t step in despite numerous requests for help and that teenager once collapsed in her own vomit
Pope Benedict death: Inside ‘internal crises that broke ex-pontiff’s back’
The former leader of the Catholic church often cut a controversial figure with many questioning his decision to step down in 2013.