The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 2,552 new coronavirus infections were discovered over the last 24 hours.
Social media posts falsely claim traffic cameras on an Ontario highway were disabled to hide the passage of a convoy heading to Canada‘s capital to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates for truckers. Read our Fact Check here.
Italy on Friday sought to accelerate the process of electing a new president after days of deadlock that has paralysed Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government, but parliament remained bitterly divided. Due to coronavirus restrictions, parliament had initially scheduled only one round of voting per day.
European stock markets tumbled Friday nearing the end of a highly volatile trading week worldwide as investors assessed the economy’s recovery outlook faced with soaring inflation, rising interest rates and mixed earnings.
Hong Kong‘s economy grew by 6.4 percent in 2021 but the city warned that anti-Covid measures in response to the latest outbreak may stifle further recovery, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
London police on Friday denied delaying a long-awaited government report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street that have put Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s future in jeopardy.
An official EU watchdog on Friday slammed European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen for keeping secret text messages with Pfizer’s CEO about purchasing Covid vaccine doses, saying it “constituted maladministration”.
Sweden‘s health authority said Thursday that it would not recommend Covid-19 vaccinations for all children aged five to 11.
Supporters of Canada’s “Freedom Convoy 2022,” an anti-vaccine mandate protest on wheels, shared a video of a trucker convoy from South Carolina claiming it showed US sympathizers also heading to the rally in Ottawa. Read our Fact Check here.
The Philippines will re-open to fully vaccinated tourists from most countries on February 10 and lift quarantine requirements.
Chinese authorities locked down an area neighbouring Beijing this week following a handful of reported coronavirus cases but made no public announcements about the fresh restrictions with just a week until the Winter Olympics.
Online articles and social media posts claim US government data reveals there are problematic batches of Covid-19 shots that are responsible for all deaths caused by the vaccines. Read our Fact Check here.
Hong Kong’s U-turn on its mandatory three-week quarantine for arrivals follows growing scrutiny of the strict policy after a coronavirus outbreak was traced to a woman infected during her hotel stay.
Neil Young’s ultimatum to Spotify that it choose between his music and the controversial star podcaster Joe Rogan has become a flashpoint in the conversation over online disinformation and corporate responsibility to moderate it.
Social media posts claim that a convoy heading to Canada’s capital to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates for truckers set a Guinness World Record for being the longest. Read our Fact Check here.
In a scene being repeated across the Chinese capital, a pop-up window now warned the app could no longer ascertain her coronavirus risk status.
France captain Antoine Dupont is expected to play his first game in seven weeks on Saturday as champions Toulouse welcome Racing 92 in the French Top 14 after the scrum-half suffered a knee issue and contracted coronavirus.
A new warehouse with a freshly unboxed smell is the consequence of the coronavirus pandemic for the German ladder, stool and scaffold-maker Munk.
A Winter Olympics overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts and concerns about human rights, Covid and the safety of Peng Shuai begins next Friday in a vast “bubble” in the Chinese capital Beijing.
Apple reported record $124 billion quarterly revenue on Thursday, despite a global chip pinch and shifting impacts of the pandemic that have weighed down other big tech players.
Facebook posts circulating in Pakistan claim the country’s top body overseeing its pandemic response tweeted that “all primary schools” would be closed in January 2022 to curb the spread of coronavirus. Read our Fact Check here.
