Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have started a nationwide strike in the largest action of its kind in NHS history. Staff will continue to provide “life-preserving” and some urgent care but routine surgery and other planned treatment is … Read More
A number of Senate Republicans frustrated with the rush to pass a year-long spending bill before the end of the year are discussing whether to throw up a roadblock, raising the prospect of a government shutdown later this week. Republican … Read More
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be “another provocative move by the U.S.” that could prompt a … Read More
Supporters of Brazil’s outgoing far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, tried to attack the headquarters of the federal police in Brasilia on Monday. Tension escalated after police arrested a pro-Bolsonaro indigenous leader. Mr Bolsonaro was defeated in last month’s election by his … Read More
A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company. Social media stocks like … Read More
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English Channel from remaining in the country, as the government tries to control a surge in people arriving … Read More
New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking for the next generation by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born … Read More
Britain’s foreign sectary is expected to announce on Monday that his country must look beyond its “traditional” allies and develop partnerships with emerging countries. James Cleverly will underline the need for the UK to develop stronger relations with increasingly influential … Read More
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a commercially developed Japanese moon lander into space for a three-month voyage to touchdown in a 54-mile-wide crater. Also on board: A small NASA orbiter that will … Read More
If you want to know what the government’s Covid plan is in China, look at what it does rather than what it says. Take Beijing for example. There has not been a significant drop in infections, yet public transport now … Read More