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The first confirmed case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Iceland is a fully vaccinated man who was also given a booster dose. According to a report by Icelandic broadcaster RUV today, it is completely unclear how the 70-year-old from the western Icelandic city of Akranes contracted the mutated virus variant.Two more cases confirmedSince the man had sought medical treatment a few days ago, two more Omicron cases have been confirmed on the North Atlantic Island, and four more suspected cases are still being sequenced. All seven cases are said to be related to one another. According to the epidemologist Thorolfur Gudnason, the outbreak of the Omicron variant is likely to be limited to Akranes for the time being.90 percent of Icelanders over the...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news The petition notes that Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, ​​San Francisco, Calgary and Toronto already allow leashed dogs on their transit systems. Author of the article: Montreal Gazette Daniel Simard walks his dog Sulky down a snowy path in Westmount's Summit Woods in the spring of 2021. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Article content An online petition launched by the Montreal SPCA requesting that the city allow leashed dogs on Montreal's public transportation system had garnered more than 4,300 signatures as of Friday morning. Article content The petition calls on Mayor Valérie Plante and the newly appointed president of the Société de transport de Montréal, Eric Alan Caldwell, to allow dogs on Montreal's public transport system...

In Latvia, a passenger plane with 44 people on board slipped over a taxiway due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility. In the incident today at the airport in the capital Riga, no one was injured, said the rescue workers and the airline.The machine was towed for inspection and an investigation was initiated. The airport runway has been temporarily closed.Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics was among the passengers on board the aircraft. “An unforgettable week: on the return to Riga, the machine from Stockholm slipped off the runway,” he wrote on Twitter.Rinkevics thanked the crew, the airport staff and the rescue service for "quick action, calm and professionalism".There was a severe onset of winter in Latvia. According to the weather department, ...

The Mexican stock exchange (BMV) won in its first operations this Friday, hand in hand with its peers of Wall Street, after weaker-than-expected job creation data in the United States that lowered bets that the Federal Reserve he will withdraw his stimuli faster.The local benchmark index S&P/BMV IPC It rose 0.53% to 51,199.46 points, at 8:55 am. The square was heading to interrupt a streak of three weekly drops.The work Department The United States said earlier this Friday that 210,000 jobs were created in November, lower than expected, compared to a figure of 546,000 in the previous month. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(...

For days, representatives of various branches of the economy in Austria have been pushing for an early decision on the lockdown, which will initially go up to and including December 11th.The hotel industry in Salzburg is bothered by the fact that the retail sector had a Sunday open for business on December 19, and is demanding prospects for a fresh start.More about this in salzburg.ORF.atIn Burgenland, the hotels want to open as soon as there is a relaxation.More about this in burgenland.ORF.atAfter the tourism industry, the sports and leisure businesses in Carinthia are also calling for an early opening. An extension of the lockdown would no longer be economically viable and neither the companies nor the customers could be expected, according to the Chamb...

The Mexican peso won this Friday morning after it was learned that the United States created fewer jobs in November than the market expected, which would relax expectations that the Federal Reserve speed up the rate at which you are reducing your bond purchases or increase the interest rates.The peso was trading at 21.1560 units per dollar, up 0.43% compared to the 21.2480 pesos per greenback in the Reuters reference price on Thursday. The peso was outlining a weekly advance, which would cut a streak of three falls.The work Department of the United States said this Friday morning that 210,000 jobs were created in November, lower than expected, compared to a figure of 546,000 in the previous month. Following the publication of the figures, the dollar index it was operating at a l...

The magazine “stern” has acquired the rights to the Hungarian fairy tale book “Meseorszag mindenkie” (fairytale land for everyone) for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The publishing house Gruner + Jahr announced today in Hamburg. It should appear in stores as a “star” book in the spring of next year.The children's book caused a sensation in Hungary because the right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban used it as a hook for a campaign directed against homosexuals and other non-heterosexual people.Law passedLast June, the Hungarian parliament passed a law that is supposed to prevent children and young people from being able to find out about a sexuality that deviates from the supposed norm.In “Märchenland für alle”, Hungarian authors retell well-known fairy ...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed this Friday morning that a Mexican who traveled to South Africa He apparently arrived ill with the new variant of Covid-19 Omicron.On press conference from Michoacán The president reported that he received the data this Thursday that the first case in Mexico with the new variant was yet to be confirmed. AMLO He explained that the patient, who remains to be known if he has this variant, if he is affected, weight is fine. "He is hospitalized in Mexico City, in a good hospital, and the report I have since yesterday is that he is in very good condition, he has no problem," he said in his usual morning conference.He reported that the patient decided to stay in the hospital in isolation until he had the results of the investigation. ...

Politics Insider for December 3, 2021: Omicron Variant Chaos; a financial reckoning is coming; and an unpopular monarchy Not up, not running: The plan to screen all non-U.S. Travelers to Canada for COVID-19 has caused confusion both among passengers and among airport operators, CBC reports. Few details are available on the federal response to the Omicron variant. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos He said Wednesday that the new arrival testing program will go into effect immediately. "What starts today"The minister told reporters. But there is no signs today that the program is actually up and running. "One concern is when it will go into effect ... something that not even Air Canada and WestJet seem to know," Cameron Turner, a traveler from Victoria, BC...

Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.Norris drove in a rebound with 5:54 left and the Senators held onto their fifth win of the season, the league's smallest.Anton Forsberg made 47 saves for Ottawa in his seventh game with the Senators and 63 of his career. He previously played for Columbus, Chicago and Carolina.The Hurricanes lost their third straight game, their highest of the season, despite holding a 49-20 shooting advantage. Read more: 'We couldn't be happier moving on': Ottawa senators try to put brutal November behind us Teuvo Teravainen scored with 7:58 left in what was the 42nd shot of the game f...

One in four Canadian shoppers exceeded their budgets on Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, according to a new survey.The online survey, conducted by the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of FP Canada, the national professional body that certifies Canadian financial planners, found that the average Canadian spent about $ 385 in total between the two retail events this year. Read more: Canadians Report Buying Early and Stock Shortage Before Christmas 2021: Survey While 60 percent of shoppers surveyed said they stayed on budget, 23 percent said they overspent significantly (by more than $ 250 on average).Those who went over budget said they spent, on average, more than three times more than they had planned.Shoppers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba were...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news That secrecy, which applies to cabinet deliberations, has limited the scope of an investigation into CHSLD deaths during the first wave of the pandemic. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Caroline plante Publication date: 03 Dec 2021 • 3 minutes ago • 2 minute read Cabinet secrecy could be lifted for matters of interest to an investigation, but it would set a precedent. Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press Article content Quebec Prime Minister François Legault could, if he wanted, lift the veil of cabinet secrecy covering how the government's crisis management council dealt with the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, says an expert on constitutional right. Commercial This ad has not been upload...