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Just two weeks after lifting indoor mask mandates, the Austrian government is set to reintroduce the mandates this week after a surge in Chinese coronavirus cases. Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch has announced that mandatory indoor mask-wearing will resume across Austria

Britons face a sharp increase in the cost of basic staples as a consequence of the sanctions war with Russia, with the price of whitefish set to significantly rise.

The Senate passed a resolution, led by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), to block the Biden’s CMS vaccine mandate for most healthcare workers.

Potentially thousands of unvaccinated United Airlines employees sent letters to the company’s board of directors.

President Biden has demanded Congress give him $30 billion for additional pandemic spending while a reported $350 billion remains unspent.

Levi’s Brand President Jennifer Sey said she was driven from her position for speaking out against California’s coronavirus pandemic school shutdowns, the New York Post reported Monday.

The crime rate has reportedly increased in congressional districts where vulnerable House Democrats who voted to “defund the police” will be running for reelection.

The Canadian Quebec govt has abandoned its proposal for a ‘Health Contribution’ tax on unvaccinated residents.

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has announced that the country will be lifting all Wuhan coronavirus restrictions by mid-February as the country starts easing some restrictions this week. The Finnish Prime Minister stated on Monday that all coronavirus restrictions would

Christian educators are embracing changes in teaching and learning amid a continued rise in enrollments in faith-based K-12 schools.

Biden Education Secretary Miguel Cardona offered his priorities for education which center on equity and inclusiveness in public schools.

Truckers protesting the Canadian government’s vaccine mandate are converging on Ottawa, a fundraiser for the convoy raising over $4m. 

Sweden’s Coronavirus Commission has accused the government of withholding access to documents regarding the response to the coronavirus.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) issued an order Wednesday mandating healthcare workers be fully vaccinated and receive a booster or face being fired.

Professor Bassetti claimed people who tested positive and then died were automatically counted as having been killed by Coronavirus.

Pandemic worry is the “highest it has been since last winter, before COVID-19 vaccines were readily available to the general public,” according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. 

Attorneys general in 27 states sent a letter to OSHA asking the agency to withdraw its coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers.

Sixty-five percent of Americans said the country was not going in the right direction in a recent survey released by Morning Consult — seventeen points higher than in March when Biden was enjoying better approval numbers.

The president claimed he did not believe the polls reporting that 59 percent of independents disapproved of his job performance.

An Austrian boy had to take a test outside in winter conditions after his school refused to recognize his mask-wearing exemption.

Biden will have been president officially for one year next Thursday and has “never been less popular nationally.”

Tourism entrepreneurs in the northern Lapland region of Finland have warned the government that further Wuhan coronavirus restrictions could destroy their industry and could put tens of thousands of jobs at risk. The Association of Tourism Industries of Lapland (LME)

U.S. voters oppose draconian COVID policies, including shifting schools to remote learning, vaccine passports, and mandatory booster shots.

Just days after the Italian government announced it would be making vaccines mandatory for all residents over the age of 50, the Greek government is reported to be considering a similar policy.

Austrian authorities raided 24 homes in connection to a network allegedly creating fake vaccine certifications.

A report of the results of elementary and middle school students’ performance on a standardized assessment of reading and mathematics showed more students began the 2021 school year below grade level.

The Swedish company Lystra has become the first in the nation to announce that it will be laying off any staff who remain unvaccinated.

The Austrian government has announced it will be extending the general lockdown for all unvaccinated residents as the Omicron variant of the Wuhan virus spreads across the country.

Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency shelled out up to $8.5 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, per a report.  

The Supreme Court announced late Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments in appeals against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates for businesses with 100-plus employees and for healthcare workers.

The Austrian government has announced that it will allow unvaccinated people to enjoy Christmas and New Year’s Eve without being under lockdown restrictions — but some limitations will still apply.

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.

Swedish govt warns residents they should consider abandoning Christmas plans if they show symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus.

The birthrate of Italian citizens fell to a record low in 2020, with the country recording just 1.17 births per woman.

The Greek government will fine all unvaccinated people aged 60 and older €100 (£85/$113) every month before mandatory vaccination is enforced next month. 

Some hospitals, healthcare providers, and nursing homes would stand to lose up to a third of their workers due to Biden’s vaccine mandate.