German far-right AfD party cancels congress due to COVID
The far-right Alternative for Germany, which has opposed many of the country’s pandemic restrictions, has canceled its planned party congress next month due to the surge in coronavirus…
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49% of consumers will shop Small Business Saturday. These tips can help
A sign reading "Shop Local" with closed restaurants and shops on Main Street on April 10, 2020 in Livingston, Montana.William Campbell | Getty ImagesWhile Black Friday may be the biggest…
U.S. in ‘active communication’ with South African scientists about Covid variant
White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci gives his opening statement before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on "Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19…
Poland says no new restrictions despite infection surge
Poland isn't planning any new lockdowns or other restrictions despite skyrocketing COVID-19 infections and deathsBy VANESSA GERA Associated PressNovember 26, 2021, 2:30 PM• 3 min readShare…
Bryan Adams gets hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time in a month :…
Canadian singer Bryan Adams said he tested Covid-19 positive for the second time in a month. Adams informed through an Instagram post that he has tested positive and was getting…
As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
LONDON -- The bars are shut in Vienna, and the Christmas market is empty in Munich, as several European nations tighten up or even lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus…
Portugal returns to COVID restrictions despite high jab rate
Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against COVID-19 was…
Brazilian mayors torn between Carnival and pandemic safety
Mayors across Brazil are divided on whether to maintain end-of-year festivities and February’s legendary Carnival in spite of the ongoing pandemicBy DIANE JEANTET Associated PressNovember…
WHO calls special meeting to discuss new Covid variant from South Africa with ‘large number of…
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United…
Germany’s COVID timeline: from first case to 100,000 dead
BERLIN -- As Germany reached 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, here is a look at some of the significant events that happened in the country during the outbreak:Jan 27, 2020First case confirmed…