EU and Beijing heading for dispute over Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers
An EU offer of help, including vaccine donations, was as good as slapped down with Beijing insisting the situation was ‘under control’
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Owner charged with animal neglect for abandoning dog at Iowa airport says he ‘knew someone would take her’
Bigsen Charles tied up his dog named Stella outside the Des Moines airport after being told he needed a kennel to get on his flight
Republican areas saw ‘baby boom’ after Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win
Researchers suggest Trump’s presidency increased Republicans’ economic optimism, motivating them to have more children
McCarthy’s dream of being US House speaker faces a political nightmare
McCarthy’s dream of being US House speaker faces a political nightmare
Poland’s Catholic premier sparks outrage with death penalty support
Poland’s conservative prime minister has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn’t share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter
Son of University of Northern Colorado president identified as man killed in avalanche while skiing
Nick Feinstein, 22, was buried in the avalanche on Sunday near Breckenridge
Pele funeral: Brazil prepares to bury soccer legend
Pelé led Brazil to FIFA World Cup titles in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and remains one of the team’s all-time leading scorers with 77 goals.
ABC producer’s widow charged with child endangerment after leaving children to rush dying husband to hospital
Dax Tejera, executive producer on ABC’s ‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’, died aged 37 from a sudden heart attack back on 23 December
China threatens ‘counter-measures’ as countries introduce Covid screening
Beijing said measures introduced by foreign nations ‘lack scientific basis’.
China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on travellers, threatens to respond
A growing list of countries are requiring travellers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus.