President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast. From next week, international travellers to the US, including Americans, must take a Covid test no more than one day before travel, regardless of vaccination status. Those recently recovered may… Continue reading Omicron: Biden Unveils Stricter Measures_Ada Nkong

The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa. They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for coronavirus. It comes as tighter restrictions come into force in the Netherlands, amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new variant.… Continue reading 13 Test Positive For Omicron Variant After South-Africa Netherlands Flight_Ada Nkong

The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new coronavirus variant spreading there. From Monday, only US citizens and residents will be allowed to travel from the region. This follows a similar flight ban imposed by the EU and the UK. Canada is also… Continue reading Omicron Variant: US Joins EU to Impose Travel Ban on South African Flights _Ada Nkong

Woman raises fist as judgment is pronounced A jury in the US state of Georgia has delivered guilty verdicts to three men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, whose fatal shooting last year fuelled mass protests against racism and vigilantism in the United States. The jury in the city of Brunswick, Georgia, on Wednesday found… Continue reading Ahmad Aubery: Jury Finds Three Guilty of Murder_Ada Nkong

President Joe Biden on Friday temporarily transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he was under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy for one hour and 25 minutes, according to the White House. The nation's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president broke yet another barrier when she temporarily stepped into the… Continue reading Kamala Harris Becomes First Female Acting President of America_Ada Nkong

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have lifted a ban on a song that criticises President Félix Tshisekedi. The ban was announced on Tuesday by the censorship commission and then lifted on Wednesday after the justice minister intervened. The group behind the music, MPR, also said it had requested the ban be lifted. The… Continue reading DR Congo Lifts Ban on Song Criticizing President_Ada Nkong

Japan's Princess Mako has married her college sweetheart Kei Komuro - thus losing her royal status. Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not. She also skipped the usual rites of a royal wedding and turned down a payment offered to royal females… Continue reading Japan’s Princess Marries Commoner, Forfeits Royal Status_Ada Nkong