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Governments and policy advisers are showing signs of taking a lighter touch toward the variant, reducing quarantine times and in some instances foregoing distancing restrictions as they try to keep their economies moving.

Denmark is honoring its most famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen, with a revamped museum that aims to immerse visitors in the fantasy worlds he created. Visitors have expressed delight with the new museum, which reopened in the summer and saw

France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its imam’s preaching, regional authorities told AFP on Tuesday. The mosque in Beauvais, a town of 50,000 people some 100

After three tumultuous years, Brazilians will soon get the chance to boot out or re-elect their far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. With elections due to be held in October 2022, candidates are launching their campaigns and the race to lead the

Image Credit:CIPhotos via Getty Images By Denise Chow A global team of scientists has discovered antibodies that can kill the variant responsible for the rise of Omicron around the world. In addition, the scientists claim that these antibodies can neutralize

Fauci Throws Support Behind NY Shortening Isolation Time for Essential Workers  NBC New York CDC shortens recommended isolation for asymptomatic people infected with COVID-19  CBS News NYC Tries New Approach: Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector  The New York Times CDC shortens recommended Covid-19

Bill Signed: S. 1605  The White House

China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown Tuesday to try and stamp out a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as infections hit new highs in multiple US states and Europe. Covid surges have wreaked havoc around the world, with many

The Memo: COVID surge multiplies dangers for Biden | TheHill  The Hill Biden says he agrees with Republican governors: There’s ‘no federal solution’ to pandemic  Fox News Analysis: Biden grapples with a Covid-19 testing failure that could have been foreseen  CNN Editorial: Biden

By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday filed a “seditious publications” charge against jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai who already faces charges under a tough national security law that critics say has