VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGPRESIDENT BIDEN: SOUTH AFRICA VARIANT OF 'GREAT CONCERN'CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports on the latest data from the omicron variant, which the World Health Organization has labelled a "variant of concern."CNBC59 minutes agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALSOUTH AFRICA VARIANT TRIGGERS GLOBAL ALARM, TRAVEL BANSGlobal authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mu...Reuters6 hours agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIA: OFFICIALS ARRESTED AFTER 52 DIE IN MINE DISASTER52 people have died in a mining accident in Russia's Siberia region. It is the worst incident in the country's mining industry in more than ten years. Three people have been arrested, suspected o...Al Jazeera6 hours agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSIXTY CASES OF VARIANT DISCOVERED OUTSIDE AFRICAThe World Health Organization is meeting to assess the implications of a new variant, B.1.1.529, first identified in South Africa. The European Union, the U.K. and other countries are moving to s...CBC News6 hours agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALNEW COVID VARIANT DETECTED IN SOUTH AFRICABritain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic. Flor...Reuters20 hours agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBRITAIN VOWS TO 'STOP PEOPLE SMUGGLING' AFTER MIGRANT DEATHSThe deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fueling tensions between the U.K. and France over how to stop migrants from crossing the world’s busiest waterway in small boats. Politi...France 241 day agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGAUSTRALIA TO SEND MILITARY TO QUELL SOLOMON ISLANDS UNRESTAustralia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a cur...Reuters1 day agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGDOZENS OF MIGRANTS DROWN IN ENGLISH CHANNEL CROSSING ATTEMPTOver two dozen migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France into Britain. It's the worst disaster on record involving migrants crossing the Channel, a persistent so...CBC News2 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGJURY CONVICTS THREE MEN OF ARBERY MURDERThree men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their neighbourhood, with a Georgia jury rejecting a self-defense claim in a trial that once...Reuters2 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGTHREE MEN FOUND GUILTY OF AHMAUD ARBERY'S MURDERTravis McMichael stood in court when he heard the judge read guilty verdicts on nine counts. His father was found guilty of all but one count of malice murder. Their neighbour, William "Roddie" B...Fox News2 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGNEW ZEALAND 'WON'T OPEN' BORDERS UNTIL APRILNew Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five months, the government said on Wednesday, only reopening at the end of April next year. Flora Bradley-Wa...Reuters2 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSATELLITE IMAGES SHOW RUSSIA ASSEMBLING TROOPS AT UKRAINE BORDERWith the U.S. warning Ukraine of an imminent invasion, Russia has been stockpiling troops and tools along multiple parts of the Ukraine border.CBC News3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGWISCONSIN CHRISTMAS PARADE DRIVER FACES COURT, DEATH TOLL RISES TO SIXThe man accused of driving his vehicle into a traditional Christmas parade near Milwaukee made his first court appearance on Tuesday since the weekend rampage and was charged with homicide, as the ...Reuters3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGLOCALS ON LA PALMA ORDERED INSIDE AFTER FRESH ERUPTIONSThe government of the Canary Islands has declared a lockdown for nearly 3,000 on the island of La Palma due to the relentless stream of volcanic activity. The decision comes as concerns grow about...EuroNews3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGINDIA: THOUSANDS EVACUATED, THIRTY KILLED IN FLOODSRescue and recovery operations are continuing in southern India after devastating floods. At least 30 people are dead or missing. Thousands have been evacuated to relief camps, as more heavy rain ...Al Jazeera3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGWISCONSIN PARADE DRIVER WAS 'OUT ON BAIL', FLEEING DOMESTIC ASSAULTAt least five people were killed and more than 40 injured after a man drove an SUV through a parade crowd on Sunday in Waukesha, Wisc. Police say the driver was out on bail and fleeing a domestic d...CBC News4 days ago
