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November 27, (THEWILL) - Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and the results are being examined for the new Omicron variant. The people who tested positive are now...

November 27, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renamed the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19 "Omicron". “Based on the evidence presented indicative of a detrimental change in Covid-19 epidemiology… the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of...

November 25, (THEWILL) - Scientists in South Africa have detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. "Unfortunately we have detected a new variant which is a reason for concern in South Africa"...

November 23, (THEWILL) - The United States' Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department have advised against travel to Germany and Denmark because of rising number of COVID-19 cases in the countries The CDC elevated its...

November 17, (THEWILL) - A British fighter jet has crashed into the Mediterranean while flying but the pilot managed to eject safely. The pilot ejected from the F35, the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier, and is said to be safe. A Ministry...

November 14, (THEWILL) - Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, Son of late Libyan leader, Muammar Kadhafi, on Sunday registered to run in the country’s December presidential polls, the electoral commission said. “Seif al-Islam Kadhafi submitted… his candidacy for the presidential election to...

November 07, (THEWILL) - Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for “calm and restraint” after a drone attack on his residence early Sunday that heightened political tensions in the war-scarred country. The attack in Baghdad’s...

November 04, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom (UK)  has granted a conditional authorization to Merck's coronavirus antiviral, Molnupiravir, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. British Health Secretary, Sajid Javid said on Thursday the antiviral treatment Lagevrio, also known...

November 03, (THEWILL) - Health officials in Georgia on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the slow pace of coronavirus vaccinations, after some 17,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines were destroyed. Georgia, with a total population of 3.7 million people, is being...

November 03, (THEWILL) - The Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan. “The Islamic Emirate instructs all citizens, shopkeepers, traders, businessmen and the general public to conduct all transactions in Afghanis and strictly refrain from using foreign currency. “The...