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UK records 35,204 new ‘Delta’ COVID cases in latest week

Britain has reported 35,204 new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant in the latest week, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 111,157, Public Health England said on Friday. The Delta variant now comprises 96% of sequenced cases, Public Health England said, adding that vaccines were still effective at providing protection against risk of […]

First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in October 2019

The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central city of Wuhan, a new study showed on Friday. Researchers from Britain’s University of Kent used methods from conservation science to estimate that SARS-CoV-2 first appeared from early […]

Israel requires masks indoors again as Delta variant drives up cases

Israel told its citizens on Friday they must again wear masks indoors, 10 days after being allowed to ditch them, amid a sustained surge in coronavirus infections attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant. The mask requirement had been one of only a few social curbs remaining as Israel’s rapid vaccination drive kept cases down. […]

Downtown Sydney, Bondi head for lockdown as Delta infections spike

Downtown Sydney and the city’s eastern suburbs, which include Bondi Beach, will go into a one week lockdown from midnight Friday as authorities struggle to contain a spike in the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 virus variant in the city. The Australian Medical Association (AMA), which represents doctors, said the move was not enough and called […]

Photo Story: Rare tornado, storms rip through southern Czech Republic, killing three

A woman walks past damaged cars after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic. A rare tornado on 24 June evening swept through the region of South Moravia, in south-eastern Czech Republic, leaving thousands of houses destroyed and damaged, authorities announced. At least three people died, according to a spokesperson of the regional ambulance service. […]

Gibraltar votes to ease tough abortion laws

Gibraltar voted to relax its tough anti-abortion laws in a referendum on Thursday. The tiny British territory has some of the harshest abortion laws in Europe – the penalty for breaching the law is life imprisonment. Voters backed relaxing the rules to allow abortions where a woman’s mental or physical health is at risk or […]

Oil rises further on tight supply outlook, eyes on OPEC+

Oil prices climbed for a third straight session on Friday, on track for a fifth consecutive weekly gain, as demand growth is expected to outstrip supply on bets that OPEC+ producers will be cautious in returning more output to the market from August. Brent crude futures rose 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $75.62 a barrel […]

EU leaders to commit to finishing banking union

European leaders will promise on Friday to complete the EU’s banking union in the future, but will leave it to their finance ministers to work out when, their draft conclusions showed. Completion of the banking union, which would mean setting up a controversial common deposit insurance scheme, would sharply reduce the possibility of a major […]

Malta: Record number of scam reports in one day

In-Nazzjon says that the police have received a record number of 40 complaints in 24 hours, reporting scam messages which stole a combined €50,000 from personal accounts. Perpetrators are posing as postal or banking services. Read more: https://netnews.com.mt/2021/06/24/f24-siegha-iktar-minn-e50000-misruqa-wara-li-waqghu-ghal-messaggi-qarrieqa/ The paper covers a press conference addressed by PN Leader Bernard Grech who appealed to the government […]

Malta: UK adds Malta to safe-travel group

The Times reports that the UK government has lifted the requirement for quarantine for travellers returning from Malta. Health authorities said that arrival from Britain must present a vaccination certificate. Read more: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/uk-adds-malta-to-quarantine-free-green-list.881857 The paper speaks to sources close to the FATF plenary who said that the members of the body were not satisfied with […]