Issued on: 30/11/2021 – 03:24 Washington (AFP) – Just as it was recovering from the body blow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy has taken yet another hit from the Omicron variant of the virus, which has led to a raft of new travel restrictions. First reported to the World Health Organization in South […]
With holiday travelers forced to take Highway 95, one Weiser candy store says the increased traffic has more than doubled their expected sales last Saturday. WEISER, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department estimates Highway 55 will be closed for another week after a rockslide south of Cascade originally closed the highway on Nov. 18. This […]
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are searching for a man who they believe is responsible for two armed robberies that occurred at the same Dollar General store. According to authorities, the first robbery occurred shortly before noon on Nov. 10 at the Dollar General at 22500 SW 112th Ave. Miami-Dade police said the robber, […]
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Much is still unknown about the transmissibility of the new variant and how effective vaccines will be in protecting Americans against it, but the administration is attempting to strike a more proactive stance than they did this summer when they appeared to be caught flat-footed by the highly contagious Delta variant, which now accounts for […]
Japan, Australia move to defend against Omicron infections Asian markets, oil prices recover a little Still unclear if Omicron causes more severe disease -WHO Britain plans G7 meet of health ministers on Mon Biden to provide U.S. response update TOKYO/SYDNEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Japan, the world’s third-biggest economy, will close its borders to all […]
The Boston Celtics stole a game on the road in Canada, beating their Atlantic Division neighbors to the north as the team took care of business in the fourth quarter, defeating the Toronto Raptors 109 – 97. Boston saw big games from veteran point guard Marcus Smart (21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists), big […]
Three months since Kabul fell to the Taliban; the Afghan economy is on the brink of collapse. An acute cash shortage has hamstrung economic activity and sent prices soaring, triggering a food crisis that leaves millions of Afghans at risk. Desperate families have taken to selling their possessions at the street-side to buy food; migrants […]
A Lafayette business was damaged in a Sunday morning fire. A Lafayette Fire Department spokesman said firefighters were called to iTA Truck Sales and Service just before 2 a.m. Sunday, after someone passing by saw smoke coming from the building. When they arrived at the building, located in the 2800 block of NW Evangeline Thruway, […]
