Monthly Archives: January 2022

France plans new crackdown on unvaccinated

The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across France has prompted the government to slash Covid-19 isolation times for vaccinated people and move to further isolate the unvaccinated from public venues in a bid to ease the financial and social burdens of the outbreak.The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across France has prompted the government to slash Covid-19 […]

NHL equipment manager thanks fan who noticed his melanoma at game

Two NHL teams have combined to give ice hockey fan Nadia Popovici a $10,000 scholarship for medical school as a thank you for advising Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian “Red” Hamilton to get a mole behind his neck checked out.Two NHL teams have combined to give ice hockey fan Nadia Popovici a $10,000 scholarship […]

‘Everyone is welcome’: New Year’s parade with checkered past of offensive costumes returns with an inclusive message

America’s oldest folk parade returns Sunday after coronavirus shut down the New Year’s Day tradition that has come under scrutiny for racist and other offensive costumes worn by some participants throughout the years.America’s oldest folk parade returns Sunday after coronavirus shut down the New Year’s Day tradition that has come under scrutiny for racist and […]

Mali proposes five-year election delay to West African bloc

Mali’s interim authorities proposed to its West African neighbors that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended by five years, the foreign minister said in comments broadcast on Saturday.Mali’s interim authorities proposed to its West African neighbors that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended […]

‘No worries,’ ‘you’re on mute’ and ‘circle back’ should be banished, annual list says

“No worries,” “at the end of the day,” “you’re on mute,” and the dreaded “supply chain”: These are the phrases thousands of English speakers have finally heard enough of.“No worries,” “at the end of the day,” “you’re on mute,” and the dreaded “supply chain”: These are the phrases thousands of English speakers have finally heard […]

Elite Afghan military pilots resettled in US fear for family they had to leave behind

Belal Khohestani wishes the United States would feel like home. The former pilot for the Afghan Special Mission Wing — the elite of Afghanistan’s military — recently moved from Fort Pickett in Virginia to Chicago, where he has found a place to live and a roommate.Belal Khohestani wishes the United States would feel like home. […]