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The new omicron strain of coronavirus has been detected across europe, with cases in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. britains prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced new measures to halt the spread, which include travellers arriving in britain taking a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after a case was detected. israeli prime minister naftali bennett has said that isra...

It remains concerned about chinese tennis star peng shuais ability to communicate freely, openly, and directly. peng shuai disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top government official of sexual assault. the associations chairman steve simon says he wont engage in further email communications with her because its �*clear her responses were influenced by others.�* the world tennis associations says it "remains deeply concerned that peng is not free from censorship or c...

A popular indian stand—up comedian has indicated he wont perform any more after hindu fundamentalists forced organisers to cancel several of his shows. munawar faruqui says 12 shows have been cancelled in the past two months following threats by vigilante groups to the artist and the promoters. mr faruqui — who is one of only a few muslim comics in india — says hate has won and the artist has lost. earlier this year he spent a month in jail on charges of insulting hindu gods during a rehea...

At demonstrators protesting against the governments failure to stem a rise in islamist violence. two journalists were hurt in the protests, which had been banned by the authorities in the capital, ouagadougou. angry youths set up makeshift barricades and burned tyres in several neighbourhoods, including in front of the ruling party headquarters. the australian government is to introduce anti—troll legislation to make social media services, such as facebook and instagram, liable for hurtful com...

This is bbc news, the headlines: the new omicron strain of coronavirus has been detected across europe, with cases in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. britains prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced new measures to halt the spread, which include travellers arriving in britain taking a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after a case was detected. israeli prime minister n...

The womens tennis association says it remains concerned about chinese tennis star peng shuais ability to communicate freely, openly, and directly. ms peng disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing the former vice—premier zhang gaoli of sexual assault. on saturday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon, said he would not engage in further email communications with her because it was �*clear her responses were influenced by others.�* in a statement regarding the comments, the wt...

In further email communications with her because it was �*clear her responses were influenced by others.�* in a statement regarding the comments, the wta said: "he remains deeply concerned that peng is not free from censorship or coercion and decided not to re—engage via email until he was satisfied her responses were her own, and not those of her censors." yaqiu wang is a senior researcher on china for human rights watch, shejoins me live now from new york. thank you forjoining us. based ...

The new omicron strain of coronavirus has been detected across europe — with cases in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. britains prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced new measures to halt the spread, which include travellers arriving in britain taking a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday — to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after a case was detected. israeli prime minister naftali bennett has said th...

Mr faruqui — who is one of only a few muslim comics in india — says hate has won and the artist has lost. earlier this year, he spent a month in jail on charges of insulting hindu gods during a rehearsal. his lawyers say he was arrested forjokes he didnt make. the womens tennis association says it remains concerned about chinese tennis star peng shuais ability to communicate freely, openly, and directly. peng shuai disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top government ...

Lets get some of the days other news. hundreds of environmental protesters in serbia have blocked roads in the capital, belgrade, and several other towns. theyre angry about government plans to offer the mining giant, rio tinto, the rights to extract lithium in the town of loznitza. lithium is a crucial component of electric car batteries. the protesters say its extraction would pollute land and water supplies. a young child has been injured in burkina faso as police fired tear gas at demonstrat...