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French premier says vaccine pass to go into effect Monday
French Prime Minister Jean Castex says a new COVID-19 pass will go into effect Monday, severely restricting the public lives of those who refuse to get inoculated by banning them from domestic flights, restaurants, sports events and other venues.
New COVID variant ‘IHU’ with 46 mutations detected in France
Experts are keeping a wary eye on yet another COVID-19 variant, this one with 46 mutations. It was detected in France and showed up in a traveler who recently arrived from a three-day stay in Cameroon, French researchers said in a pre-print study published on medRxiv, which means it has not yet been peer-reviewed. While researchers were monitoring the strain to ascertain how infectious it is ...
news.yahoo.comNew COVID variant ‘IHU’ with 46 mutations detected in France
Experts are keeping a wary eye on yet another COVID variant, this one with 46 mutations. It was detected in France and showed up in a traveler recently arrived from a three-day stay in Cameroon, French researchers said in a pre-print study published on medRxiv, which means it has not yet been peer-reviewed. While researchers were monitoring the strain to ascertain how infectious it is or ...
news.yahoo.comHow Libya’s Fragile Unity Is Being Tested by Election
Libya’s decision to postpone a landmark presidential vote set for Dec. 24 was yet another manifestation of the tensions and challenges that have roiled the OPEC member since the overthrow of strongman Moammar Al Qaddafi a decade ago. Foreign powers that waged a proxy war in the north African country appear to be backing the democratic experiment, but the outcome is uncertain. Bitter rivalries and geographic divisions raise the risk that the losers won’t accept the result, prompting Libya’s oppos
washingtonpost.comHow Election Will Test War-Torn Libya’s Fragile Unity
Libya’s decision to postpone a landmark presidential vote set for Dec. 24 was yet another manifestation of the tensions and challenges that have roiled the OPEC member since the overthrow of strongman Moammar Al Qaddafi a decade ago. Foreign powers that waged a proxy war in the north African country appear to be backing the democratic experiment, but the outcome is uncertain. Bitter rivalries and geographic divisions raise the risk that the losers won’t accept the result, prompting Libya’s oppos
washingtonpost.comFreezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort
From the inky night, two women loomed. The wary migrants, crossing the high-altitude Alpine border clandestinely from Italy to France, couldn't be sure. In fact, the women wanted to help the Moroccans evade border patrols, not detain them.
news.yahoo.comWhat the heck is bûche de Noël? And, more importantly, where to get the yuletide treat in Houston
In the late 19th century, a new holiday cake emerged in France (It’s unclear exactly which brilliant Parisian pastry chef deserves credit for the creation). The confection paid tribute to – and resembled – the Yule log, burned by ancient Europeans to honor the winter solstice. Now, bûche de Noël, which literally translates as “Christmas log,” is a beloved yuletide treat in many countries, including the good ol’ U.S. of A.
UN migration agency: COVID has 'radically altered' mobility
The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic has “radically altered” mobility around the world, projecting in a new report that the growth in the number of international migrants is likely to remain weaker as long as travel and other restrictions remain.