Cambodians who flout Covid rules could face 20 YEARS in prison after parliament passes draconian law
New legislation adopted in Cambodia would make violating coronavirus measures a serious offense punishable by up to two decades behind bars. The harsh law has been criticized as a way to crack down on dissent. Passed More...
Nearly half of over-80s in UK with Covid vaccines break lockdown rules, officials report
You’re never too old to break the rules – especially when you’ve had a Covid jab. That’s what officials in the UK reported Thursday, saying nearly half of people over 80 with vaccinations are flouting lockdown More...
Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants
The Italian government has ordered all schools to close in the areas with the highest Covid-19 infection rates as part of a series of new measures set to last until after Easter amid the threat of more contagious More...
British holiday camp firm blacklisted Irish families based on their names, UK rights body rules
The operator of a chain of holiday camps in the UK has admitted it racially discriminated against Irish guests by trying to exclude Travellers or Gypsies from using their facilities, and kept a blacklist of Irish More...
Prague deploys troops on Czech streets to enforce severe new Covid rules amid record infection rate, spike in hospitalizations
Some 30,000 police and soldiers have been deployed across the Czech Republic and at 500 security checkpoints set up in a bid to enforce toughened coronavirus rules, as the country battles the world’s worst infection More...
Johnson’s Travel Rules Under Strain
With the vaccine rollout going well, the one thing that could disrupt the route back to post-covid normality is the spread of a new immune resistant strain. So how worried should we be about the arrival of the More...
Government reverses leafleting ban – but fears grow over ease of changing election rules
The Government recently issued “advice” saying that election campaign leaflets should currently only be delivered by commercial organisations and not by volunteers – and one Lord has highlighted More...
New Zealand PM urges public to ‘call out’ family & friends who break Covid-19 rules, who let down ‘team of five million’
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged obedient members of the public to call out violators of coronavirus rules, as it emerged people have been concealing Covid-19 contacts. Speaking on Monday More...
Nuclear deal on brink of collapse as Iran rules out meeting with US
Nuclear deal on brink of collapse as Iran rules out meeting with US Tehran has demanded Washington take the first step to revive the nuclear deal by scrapping sanctions MEE and agencies Sun, More...
‘Do not wreck this now’: UK govt scientist urges lockdown-weary Brits not to flout Covid rules amid ‘burning’ infection pockets
England’s deputy chief medical officer has urged people to adhere to the current lockdown restrictions and warned there’s been a slight uptick of Covid-19 case rates in some areas of the UK. Professor Jonathan More...
