Sage adviser Professor Calum Semple today urged calm over the so-called 'Omicron' mutation, saying it is 'not a disaster' and suggesting some people may be 'hugely overstating the situation'.

President Joe Biden’s decision to impose additional air travel restrictions on South Africa and seven other countries in response to a new COVID-19 strain is being contrasted with his response to similar policies under former President Donald Trump....

Refugees fleeing weather-related disasters are changing the political equation in Florida, Virginia, California, Idaho and beyond.

Pernell Anthony Jones and his co-conspirators were paid more than $300,000 by a number of U.S. airlines.

Nations ban travellers from southern Africa, a day after health officials named the new Covid-19 strain.