Nightclub explosion in Azerbaijan capital kills one, injures 31
Explosion which sparked a fire is believed to have been caused by gas leak
Ottawa police chief resigns as Canadian border protesters retreat
Trucker-led protest against vaccine mandates has blocked US border crossings
Foreign meddling behind Kazakhstan unrest, Putin claims
President says Russian-led forces should ensure failure of future ‘colour revolutions’
Kazakhstan: 164 people, including two children, killed in violent unrest
Authorities say situation stabilising after some 6,000 people detained by police
Covid-19: France reports record high of 179,807 new cases
Bolsonaro says he will not vaccinate his daughter, Turkey urges people to get boosters
Israel set to offer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to people over 60
Despite being amongst the first countries to roll out a nationwide vaccination and booster campaign, only 63% of Israel’s population of 9.3m has had two doses
Europe weighs Christmas curbs as Omicron sweeps continent
Twelve Omicron-related deaths recorded in Britain as social restrictions not ruled out
Pfizer booster provides significant protection against Omicron variant – study
Israeli research compared blood samples between two-dose group and booster group
Omicron brings dose of reality to vaccine debate
The variant has shown that wealthy states will be unable to vaccinate themselves to immunity while large areas remain unvaccinated
Third case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in UK
Understanding level of severity of new strain ‘will take days to several weeks’ – WHO
Israel to ban entry of all foreign visitors in response to Omicron variant
Britain, Germany and Italy detect cases of new Covid strain
Covid-19: Record infections in Czech Republic as Europe struggles to stop spread
Russia has 1,254 Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its most since pandemic began
Singapore to stop covering medical costs of ‘unvaccinated by choice’ Covid patients
Move comes as almost half of ICU beds occupied by mostly unvaccinated patients
Sudan’s army chief says government was ousted to avoid civil war
Khartoum partly locked down with shops shut and some roads blocked by protesters’ barricades
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