International

Australian coal blocked indefinitely by Beijing

December 15, 2020

Australian coal exports to China have been formally blocked after months of import restrictions that have thrown the $14 billion export industry into turmoil. The decision, taken by China’s National Development and Reform Commission at […]

International

Germany set for nationwide hard lockdown: report

December 14, 2020

Germany is set to introduce a hard national lockdown on Wednesday, according to reports, as the country struggles to quell an exponential rise in coronavirus cases. Reuters and DPA news agencies on Sunday cited a […]

International

UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot

December 10, 2020

U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s […]