#coronavirus-restrictions

#coronavirus-restrictions

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has offered the job of running the day-to-day-operations of its government to a top figure in the New California movement pushing to split California into two states.In an unusual news release, county officials announced that "a majority of the board" had made a "preliminary job offer" to Chriss Street, vice president of New California and a former treasurer of Orange County, to be the county's chief executive officer.

FILE - Masked police officers lead an arrested suspect, left, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year, Germany's top security official said Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

01/13/2023January 13, 2023 Germany managed to stave off a full recession in 2022, with the economy performing better than expected.Although Russia's war in Ukraine and high energy prices slowed growth, the economy "managed to perform well."Germany saw its annual growth dip slightly in 2022, according to data published by the federal statistics agency Destatis on Friday.

Cycling on main roads in England has fallen by nearly a quarter from the peak recorded during coronavirus restrictions, Department for Transport (DfT) figures show.The decline has sparked fears the Government will fail to hit targets for increasing cycling activity.DfT data demonstrates the surge in cycling when Covid restrictions affected travel patterns peaked in March 2021.

If you're travelling to (or around) Germany this December, here are a few key things to keep in mind, from Covid restrictions  or lack thereof  to the best Christmas cookies to scoff down guilt-free.No more Covid restrictions for travel to Germany Unlike the past two holiday seasons, no negative coronavirus test or vaccine card is required to enter Germany by plane, train, bus or other overland transport.

Image People in Beijing held blank pieces of paper to protest censorship.Credit...Kevin Frayer/Getty Images On Sunday, protesters gathered in the cold in Beijing, calling for an end to coronavirus restrictions.We don't want lockdowns, we want freedom!they shouted.Similar scenes played out across the country.

Andy Farrell hopes a partisan Dublin crowd can turn the tables on France and drag Ireland through difficult moments during Saturday's potential Guinness Six Nations title decider.Farrell's men felt the full force of a raucous Stade de France this time last year as French fans spurred on their side to a thrilling 30-24 win which paved the way for Grand Slam glory.

The world's top two nations collide on Saturday when Ireland host France in a blockbuster Guinness Six Nations match in Dublin.Andy Farrell's hosts launched their campaign with an emphatic 34-10 win in Wales, while Les Bleus were less convincing in scraping past Italy 29-24.Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the main talking points ahead of a mouthwatering Aviva Stadium encounter.

A Conservative MP has suggested police are wasting their time by looking into Rishi Sunak for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car.Blackpool MP Scott Benton said politically motivated complaints about the offence that carries a maximum fine of 500 are not good use of frontline resources.

Rishi Sunak, who has been fined for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car, came to office promising integrity after the scandals that eventually forced Boris Johnson from office.In his first speech outside Downing Street, he pledged integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level.

Boris Johnson joked about a No 10 leaving do which was held during the Covid crisis as being the most unsocially distanced party in the UK right now, it has been claimed.The former prime minster made the remark at a boozy celebration in Downing Street in November 2020 while coronavirus restrictions were in place, according to ITV.

At first glance, Sip Boba Lounge in Little Tokyo looks like any other club.The 3,500-square-foot space has an intimate bar, dance floor, and patio section with views of Downtown Los Angeles and City Hall.The VIP tables with $2,000 minimums, DJs spinning '90s pop music, and bottle servers with sparklers wouldn't seem out of place at many clubs across the city.

Footfall across the UK's retail destinations dropped by more than a quarter in the week after Christmas compared with the week before, figures show.Retail expert Springboard said footfall last week was 27.7% lower than the week before, and 19.7% down on the same week in 2019.It was just 7.2% higher than the same week in 2021 when the country was still experiencing the impact of coronavirus restrictions.

People arriving in the UK from China will not be required to self-isolate if they test positive for Covid-19, the transport secretary has said.Covid cases in China continue to surge after Beijing's abrupt decision to end most of its severe pandemic restrictions.The UK government has said airlines will be required to check that passengers from China have a negative Covid test before departure, with travellers required to show evidence of their negative result.

Several Western European nations have recently recorded their highest daily case numbers in months, due in part to Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5.The increase in cases has spurred calls for increased vigilance across a continent that has relaxed most if not all coronavirus restrictions.The first resurgence came in May in Portugal, where BA.5 propelled a wave that hit almost 30,000 cases a day at the beginning of June.

Shenzhen and Beijing will no longer require public transport commuters to present negative test results as authorities ease COVID-19 restrictions in the wake of mass protests.Chinese authorities are continuing to ease COVID-19 restrictions, with several cities including Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.

BEIJING  Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.The slight relaxation of testing requirements comes even as daily virus infections reach near-record highs, and follows weekend protests across the country by residents frustrated by the rigid enforcement of anti-virus restrictions that are now entering their fourth year, even as the rest of the world has opened up.

Residents wearing masks wait at a public bus stop in Beijing, Saturday, December 3, 2022.Ng Han Guan, AP Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.The slight relaxation of testing requirements comes even as daily virus infections reach near-record highs, and follows weekend protests across the country by residents frustrated by the rigid enforcement of anti-virus restrictions that are now entering their fourth year, even as the rest of the world has opened up.

BEIJING - Local Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs, with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.ArrowRight  The slight relaxation of COVID-19 testing requirements comes even as daily virus infections reach near-record highs, and follows weekend protests across the country by residents frustrated by the rigid enforcement of anti-virus restrictions that are now entering their fourth year, even as the rest of the world has opened up.

Twitter over the weekend was flooded with spam and suggestive ads in what appears to be an attempt to help the Chinese government hide news about rioters protesting coronavirus restrictions in China."Chinese bots are flooding Twitter with 'escort ads', possibly to make it more difficult for Chinese users to access information about the mass protests," wrote Mengyu Dong, a researcher with the Stanford Internet Observatory, a social media research project, in a Twitter post.