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Central London descended into chaotic scenes on Saturday after police squared off with demonstrators in a large-scale protest against the latest coronavirus restrictions.

Faced with a surge of nearly 100 positive coronavirus tests in recent days – the vast majority of them occurring among players who were healthy enough to practice and play – the NFL and NFL Players Association announced on Saturday that vaccinated and asymptomatic players will be tested less frequently.

Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste) Leo Varadkar has warned of a “long war” with the coronavirus, during which the government may allow “periods of freedom” for the people.

Less than 24 hours after rejoining the team part-time, the Nets announced that Irving – the league’s most outspoken anti-vax mandate proponent – had entered the NBA’s coronavirus protocols.

The British government is reportedly drafting plans for a two-week “circuit breaker” lockdown amid doomsday predictions from scientific advisors.

Italian State Police, on behalf of the Naples Prosecutor’s Office, have conducted 40 searches and made 67 seizures of fake coronavirus health passes, identifying at least 120 buyers of the forgeries.

The ‘New York Times’ demanded that all sports leagues shut down for “public health” over fear of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Britons may be getting tired of promises of a road to normality that is honoured, and now offered at least seven times by the govt…

Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson opened his program on Wednesday, warning the Biden administration and Democrats were hyping the threats of climate change, police brutality and Iran and downplaying the threat of inflation to the country.

Christmas has been cancelled in the Netherlands, with the Dutch prime minister telling the public they cannot cuddle their grandchildren.

From Saturday, December 18th, travellers from Britain to France will need “compelling reasons” to enter the country, following the increase of Omicron cases in the UK, despite the UK scrapping its own ‘Red List’.

Another British minister has shown themselves unable to count the number of Omicron cases in hospitals, initially overestimating the real number over 70 fold.

Vaccinated French over-65s who have not yet received a booster vaccine will begin having their Covid passes disabled.

Denials of “climate change” are “deadlier” than denials of the science behind COVID-19, according to renowned climate activist Michael E. Mann, who defended his earlier call for social media companies to censor those who disagree with his views on global warming science.

President Joe Biden falsely claimed in an interview on Tuesday that people who were vaccinated for the coronavirus could not spread the disease.

President Joe Biden singled out a Packers fan in Kentucky on Wednesday, challenging her to get the Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers vaccinated as he toured tornado damage in the state.

Britain’s increasingly ugly, bought and paid for tabloid media is ramping up its war against so-called ‘vaccine refuseniks’ and it is starting to get really vicious and unpleasant.

A former Conservative candidate for London mayor has resigned from a committee role after it was revealed he attended a Christmas party that likely breached Covid restrictions.

Olaf Scholz has said that he remains “chancellor of the unvaccinated”, despite his support for mandatory vaccination.

On Tuesday, the Rams placed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and eight other players were placed on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list.

Up to 5,000 cancer cases a month could be missed in the UK as a result of the government’s vaccination push.

Arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage has declared that Conservative MPs must rebel against the government during the Tuesday vote on Covid passes.

The number of people with Omicron in UK hospitals according to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has been revised down from 250 to ten, with government officials claiming the minister had “misspoke” in earlier interviews.

Following a widespread rebellion from the Conservative Party backbenches, it is likely that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will need to rely on Labour Party votes to pass his latest round of coronavirus restrictions.

The National Football League (NFL) will require its players, coaches, and other personnel, to receive coronavirus booster shots by December 27.

The Chicago Bulls will have some difficult games in the coming future, with half of the team’s roster entering coronavirus protocols.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus will start vaccinating kids between the ages of 5 to 11, the government said Monday in fresh bid to head off another COVID-19 surge following the first confirmed cases of the omicron variant on the eastern Mediterranean island nation.

Britain’s health secretary has admitted that some patients will not be able to get routine appointments with their GPs and some supposedly non-urgent surgeries could be postponed to 2022 as the NHS pivots to prioritise administering Covid boosters over other forms of healthcare.

Boris Johnson appeared to issue a veiled threat to citizens that failing to “get boosted” as a matter of urgency could see their “freedoms” and “way of life” taken away in an address to the nation.

PARIS (AP) – France has opened 400 investigations into networks providing fake COVID-19 health passes, the interior minister said Sunday, as virus-related hospitalizations rise sharply across the country.

VIENNA (AP) – Children from 5 to 11 years old will be eligible to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses this week in Berlin, health officials said Sunday, joining other German states in opening up appointments to younger children.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) warned militant vaccine advocates would get more and more aggressive with their tactics during an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity” on Friday.

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 2,000 migrants in two days. The surge of migrants comes as the Biden administration continues to release thousands into the U.S. interior and warehouse them in overcrowded detention facilities that exceed COVID-19

Spain’s birthrate declined by over five per cent during 2020, further reducing the already low birthrate in the country, while the mortality rate jumped nearly 18 per cent.

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Armenia’s parliament approved a law Friday that would allow employers to fire workers who refuse to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test result.

The mask mandate in England has been massively expanded today as part of a range of new restrictions announced on Wednesday.