National guard troops to be deployed in DC as trucker convoy protests loom
US protest to follow Canadian truckers’ demonstration against pandemic restrictions The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed national guard...
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Queen cancels virtual engagements due to Covid
Buckingham Palace says monarch suffering ‘mild cold-like symptoms’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Queen has cancelled her planned virtual engagements...
Germany hopes protein-based Covid vaccine will sway sceptics
About 1.4m doses of Nuvaxovid to arrive in country this week, after EU approval in December Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage...
‘Today we rejoined the world’: hugs, tears and Vegemite as Australia reopens international borders
Emotional scenes at Sydney airport as families, friends and lovers reunite after 704 days of Covid restrictions Get our free news app; get our morning...
The Queen tests positive for Covid
Monarch, 95, experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’ but expects to continue carrying out light duties See all our coronavirus coverage The Queen has tested positive for...
Violent extremists ‘likely’ infiltrated Ottawa protests, anti-terror agency warned
Exclusive: report shows that Canada’s main intelligence service flagged involvement of extremist groups in official briefing How conspiracy theorists steered Canada’s trucker protest Days before...
Saunas, haircuts, hot meals: Ottawa protesters set up for the long haul
Protesters against Covid-19 rules seem unfazed by possible police action as prime minister invokes emergency powers A day after Canada’s prime minister announced a dramatic...
Covid live news: air travel disruption worldwide; China records most cases in four months
Passengers travelling over the Christmas holiday hit after airlines cancel more than 4,500 flights New South Wales has recorded its highest ever Covid daily caseload,...
Covid news live: airlines cancel hundreds of flights ahead of Christmas; AstraZeneca booster protects against Omicron, study finds
Christmas plans for many now in disarray as US and Australian airlines say flight crews are affected by Covid; AstraZeneca says three doses of its...
Covid news live: Omicron carries lower hospitalisation risk, studies suggest; China locks down city of 13 million
Data from the UK and South Africa suggest Omicron carries a reduced risk of hospitalisation and severe disease; Xi’an, China, is under strict lockdown following...
