Europe, China clamp down in face of surging Covid infections

Paris, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):European nations reimposed tough rules and China locked down millions on Thursday, as countries scrambled to contain surging coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant. The UK said the risk of hospitalisation was as much as 70 percent lower among people infected […]

US lifts COVID travel ban on Europe, UK, Brazil

US President Donald Trump lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions on travelers from the Schengen Area, the UK, Ireland and Brazil effective Jan. 26, according to a proclamation Monday. In the document released by the White House two days before Trump departs the presidential mansion, the outgoing president […]

World’s oldest python’s fossils found; origin lies in Europe

ISLAMABAD-Together with his colleague Hussam Zaher of the University in São Paulo, Senckenberg scientist Krister Smith described the world’s oldest known fossils of a python. The almost completely preserved snakes with a length around one meter were discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Messel Pit” […]