New Zealand healthcare worker slams ‘complacent’ citizens over masks

New Zealand is enforcing its new lockdown with gusto after shutting down Auckland over three new Covid-19 infections in the community – with one healthcare worker slamming ‘complacent’ citizens for not wearing masks correctly.  Thousands of motorists who fled Auckland before the 72-hour lockdown took effect have also been scolded by politicians, with one person … Read more

5million EU citizens apply to stay in Britain after Brexit

Five million EU citizens apply to stay in Britain after Brexit – larger than the population of seven European nations Home Office has received 4.9m applications under the EU settlement scheme  Officials have granted permanent resident status to around 4.3m applicants Experts have criticised quality of the Government’s data on previous population  By Rory Tingle … Read more

British foreign office warns China will no longer recognise Hong Kong dual citizens

China moves to strip millions of Hong Kongers of legal rights by refusing to recognise British dual citizens in defiance of handover deal UK Foreign Office warned dual nationality is no longer recognised in Hong Kong  Move means millions of Hong Kongers who qualify for overseas citizenship may not be entitled to consular assistance if … Read more

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals – after years of liberal migration policies Sweden opened its doors to refugees during the migrant crisis of 2015  There has since been a rise in far-right and gang violence in the liberal country The government is now setting … Read more

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first with France and Germany ‘trying to out-muscle smaller countries’ UK won the race due to EU’s desire to agree block-wide vaccination programme Some nations may have since considered bypassing the EU’s medical regulator That led to EU Commission warning member states to tread … Read more

Four US citizens detained after ‘accidentally’ sailing in British Virgin Island waters

Four US citizens claim they are being held as ‘hostages’ in the British Virgin Islands after they accidentally sailed illegally into the territory’s waters last month. John Hines, his partner Lynn Hines, and their friends Nicholas Cancro and Jeanne McKinnon were detained on November 19 by customs and immigration officers, according to a statement from … Read more

Brexit: 4.2M EU citizens, 1M more than expected, apply to stay in UK

Almost one million more EU citizens have applied to stay in the UK after Brexit than had been expected as applications hit 4.2 million EU citizens living in UK have until June 30 next year to apply for settled status The UK’s EU Settlement Scheme has now had more than 4.2 million applications  Official estimates … Read more

Giuliani says he ‘exaggerated a bit’ when he said there were more votes than citizens in Detroit

Rudy Giuliani revealed Monday that he was ‘exaggerating’ when he said there were more votes cast in Detroit than there are citizens – even though Donald Trump has used that same exact claim as an argument to overturn the election. ‘The city of Detroit probably had more voters than it had citizens,’ the president’s personal … Read more

Election 2020: Countries warn citizens to avoid US as riots feared

Businesses are boarding up across New York City as special police units gear up to tackle looters and rioters and foreign countries are warning the few travelers who are not banned from entering the country to avoid it for fear of civil unrest after the election.    Dozens of retailers in Manhattan, including stores on Fifth … Read more

Rebel Wilson says she is proud to live in the US as she encourages citizens to vote in the election 

The American dream! Rebel Wilson says she is proud to live in the US as she encourages citizens to vote in the upcoming election By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:50 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 04:50 BST, 22 October 2020 She is the Aussie born actress who made it big in … Read more