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On the Indonesian island of Java, the death toll after a volcanic eruption has risen to at least 15 people. About 68 others were injured. The Semeru volcano is the highest mountain in Java. Heavy rain created a mudslide of ash and…

Alec Baldwin feels "not guilty" after the fatal shooting on the set of the movie Rust. In a TV interview with the American channel ABC on Thursday, he said, "Someone is responsible for this, but I am not. If I had the idea that I was, I…

Japan is a bit more flexible concerning residents who want to return to the country. Although on Wednesday, the authorities asked airlines not to sell new tickets for flights to Japan for a month because of the Omikron variant, the…

Japan is further locked down due to concerns about the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Authorities are asking airlines not to sell new tickets for flights to Japan for a month, the Ministry of Transport reports. Japan is…

It is unlikely that the current corona vaccines will be as effective against the new Omicron variant. That says the CEO of a biotech company and vaccine maker Moderna, Stéphane Bancel, to the British business newspaper Financial Times.…

The United Kingdom may offer millions of extra people a booster vaccine due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. JCVI vaccine committee, which advises the government, will decide shortly whether such a third…

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin withdraws his British counterpart's invitation to an international consultation on migrants travelling from France to Great Britain via the Channel. The reason for this is a "disappointing"…

The European Union has enough corona vaccines to increase the vaccination campaign and booster shots, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "A new wave hits us, and we need to ramp up vaccination further. It…

Criminals who kill aid workers in England or Wales on the job are likely to face automatic life sentences in the future. The widow of the dead officer Andrew Harper is campaigning for this and has received the government's support. …

Chun Doo-hwan, the South Korean dictator behind the 1980 Gwanju massacre, has died aged 90. Yonhap news agency reported this on Tuesday. He died at his home in the capital Seoul. Before he became president, Chun was a general. He…