By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday vowed to crack down on "criminals, kleptocrats and others" paying cash for houses to launder money as part of a broader anti-corruption drive linked to this week's U.S. Summit for Democracy.    Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking at the Brookings Institution think tank, pledged an "aggressive" […]

Two police officers try to arrest man for not wearing a face mask while ordering a sandwich at a Subway – despite him insisting multiple times he is ‘exempt’ Two officers confronted a man in Salford for not wearing a mask on December 5 The man filmed the encounter and repeatedly insisted he was medically exempt He was scathing about […]

RUSSIA could turn US into "radioactive ash", a pro-Kremlin TV show has warned as Joe Biden gets set to confront Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. It comes as Moscow is holding new military drills involving 500-plus tanks while insisting it has no plans to invade its neighbouring ex-Soviet state.  State TV channel Rossiya 1 said the video summit between Washington and […]

HARROWING abortion laws in Paraguay mean 1,000 girls under 14 were forced to give birth in just one year, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. Family members were found to be the biggest perpetrators of sexual violence, with more than 80 per cent of cases taking place in the family. The NGO said that between 2019 and 2020, at […]

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada will be the first state to charge state workers enrolled in public employee health insurance plans a surcharge if they aren't vaccinated. The state Public Employees' Benefit Program Board voted on Thursday to charge unvaccinated workers up to $55 per month to offset the costs of testing those who haven't gotten shots are required […]

A CUSTOMER at a popular London igloo restaurant was left feeling cheesed off after spotting SIX mice scurrying about under the table. Hoping for a "cute" evening out, the diner booked an outdoor table at Coppa Club, Tower Bridge – but was horrified when she clocked several rodents darting around. The TikToker, posting under the name Dispart, shared a clip […]

Ten Norwegian Cruise ship passengers are diagnosed with COVID-19 as they return to New Orleans after week-long to Central America: 3,200 fellow guests to be tested before de-boarding A Norwegian Cruise ship returning to New Orleans has detected ten cases of COVID-19 among its crews and guests The ship, which held over 3,200 passengers, had departed New Orleans for a […]

Nicola Sturgeon faces legal battle from campaigners over plans to let transgender people choose their sex on next year’s census in Scotland Campaigners said that trans people should not be able to self-identify their sex The Scottish Government wants to allow self-identify on next year’s census Sturgeon is planning moves to make legally changing sex easier in Scotland  Nicola Sturgeon […]

Anger at ‘hammer blow’ travel test rule change: Tourism bosses fury as government says ALL travellers will need to take lateral flow or PCR test 48 hours before heading to UK starting on Tuesday in second Covid rule change in a week Bosses said forcing people to take a pre-departure test would ‘devastate livelihoods’ and see ‘businesses fail’ Ministers last […]

Now HIPPOS get Covid: Belgium zoo confirms two creatures aged 14 and 41, test positive for Coronavirus in first recorded case in the species Hippos Imani, 14, and Hermien, 41, have no symptoms apart from a runny nose Antwerp Zoo said the pair had been put into quarantine as a precaution None of the zookeepers have shown symptoms or tested […]