The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 89 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.
A British police officer was on Thursday sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, whose disappearance sparked protests and calls for action against male violence. Wayne Couzens, 48, snatched the 33-year-old marketing executive in south London in March, after falsely arresting her on the pretence she had broken coronavirus restrictions.
France on Thursday began requiring teenagers 12 and older to present a Covid-19 “health pass” to enter public sites such as restaurants, sport clubs or cinemas, extending a measure already in place for adults for two months.
The Philippine economy will take more than a decade to return to pre-pandemic growth, an official said Thursday, warning the next two generations of Filipinos would be paying for the cost of Covid-19.
February’s Beijing Winter Olympics will be held without overseas spectators and athletes must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or face 21 days’ quarantine, the International Olympic Committee said.
Britain’s furlough scheme that has kept millions of private-sector workers in jobs during the coronavirus pandemic ended Thursday, with predictions of an increase in unemployment and a slump in living standards.
