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UK data suggest hospitalization 50-70% less likely with Omicron than Delta

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021

Preliminary data suggest that people with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are between 50 and 70 percent less likely to need hospitalization than those with the Delta strain, Britain’s public health agency said Thursday.

Iran, world powers to launch fresh round of talks to salvage nuclear pact

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021

Negotiators from Iran and five world powers that are trying to revive a tattered 2015 nuclear deal will resume talks in Vienna next week, the European Union said Thursday, confirming that a new round will be officially launched…

Lebanon’s top Christian party signals possible end of Hezbollah alliance

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021

Lebanon's top Christian party has indicated it is considering ending a political alliance with Iran-backed Hezbollah, threatening a fragile union that has shaped Lebanese politics for nearly 16 years.

Philippines Christians Fear Looting After Typhoon

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021

Christians in the Philippines‘ central Province of Bohol wracked by super Typhoon Rai pleaded for prayers, food and water Wednesday after the governor feared looting amid growing hunger.

Hungary Defies EU Court Ruling On Migration (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021

Hungary’s hardline prime minister warns that his country will defy a ruling by the European Union’s top court and stick by its controversial immigration legislation.

COVID Group Asks Court To Try Fauci, Johnson For Genocide

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021

A group led by a former executive of biotech giant Pfizer has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try White House adviser Anthony Fauci, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and others for various “crimes against humanity.”

US negotiator warns of ‘escalating crisis’ if no Iran deal in next few weeks

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021

There are only “some weeks” left to revive the nuclear deal with Iran if it continues its nuclear activities at the current pace, US negotiator Rob Malley said Tuesday.

WHO: ‘Don’t Celebrate Christmas As Omicron Strikes’

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has effectively urged Christians planning to celebrate Christmas and other religious groups to cancel their holiday plans citing rising Omicron infections.

Americans evacuated from Afghanistan by vets group land at JFK

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Setting foot in the US was a joyful but fraught moment for Mujtaba Ebadi, one of 50 US citizens and legal residents evacuated from Afghanistan who arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport Saturday morning.

Russia’s Putin says NATO, West to blame for surging tensions

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the U.S. and its allies, not the Kremlin, are to blame for rising tensions in Europe that have revived talk of war.

Hundreds Die In Philippines Typhoon As Christians Struggle For Water, Food

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Hundreds of people were confirmed dead Tuesday as rescue operations continued to find survivors after the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon this year.

Russia warns of military action as fears mount of Christmas invasion of Ukraine

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Russia upped the ante Monday in its dangerous standoff with Ukraine, openly warning of military action if President Biden and America’s NATO allies ignore a list of demands Moscow announced late last week — a far-reaching list that…

UK Supreme Court denies request to add ‘X’ gender option to passports

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has rejected the request of a “non-gendered” activist to establish a third gender option on British passports for those who do not identify as male or female.

‘Threat Posed By Iran’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel For Talks

Posted on Monday, December 20, 2021

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S. concerns that the time Tehran would need to develop a nuclear weapon has become…

New microchip implant stores your COVID vaccine passport

Posted on Monday, December 20, 2021

Epicenter, a Stockholm-based startup, unveiled a new way of carrying around a COVID vaccine passport – in a microchip implanted under your skin.

US Sees Iran Nuclear Breakout Time as ‘Really Short’: Senior Official

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021

The United States believes Iran‘s breakout time to producing enough highly enriched uranium for one nuclear weapon is now “really short” and alarming, a senior Biden administration official told reporters on Friday.

Christians In Philippines Devastated As Typhoon Kills 75 (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021

Impoverished Christians were among those whose homes were destroyed as Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, killed at least 75 people in the Philippines, Worthy News learned Sunday.

European powers warn Iran nuclear talks ‘reaching end of road’

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021

European diplomats in talks to save the Iran nuclear deal said Friday that “some technical progress” had been made but warned they were “rapidly reaching the end of the road.”

Rockets fired toward US Embassy in Baghdad; one shot down, other misses

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021

Two rockets were fired in the direction of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, with one of them shot down by the U.S. military and the other missing the embassy compound, Fox News has confirmed.

6th Kid Dies In Australia’s Castle Tragedy; Two Children Dead In Plane Crash

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021

Australia was confronted Sunday with the aftermath of two deadly accidents involving children, including a jumping castle accident and a small plane crash.

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• EU Unveils Plan To Counter Drone Threats After Russian Incursions
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• Police Clash With Protesters As Belgium Erupts Over Austerity Reforms
• At Least 16 Dead In Bangladesh Factory Fire
• Trump, Zelensky To Meet In Washington To Discuss “Mega Deal” on Air Defense and Tomahawk Missiles

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