London [UK] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK will phase out 2G and 3G mobile networks by 2033 as part of measures to increase the security of telecommunication supply chains and to make room for 5G expansion and faster future networks, the government announced on Wednesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will surely send a congratulatory message to newly-appointed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Queensland [Australia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A new version of the Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in Australia's Queensland, health authorities said on Wednesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): There are signals from Berlin and Moscow that both sides expressed readiness to work out common positions despite the complexity of relations, German Ambassador in Moscow Geza Andreas von Geyr said on Wednesday.
Warsaw [Poland], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Warsaw does not envisage any positive results from the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, Polish First Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek said on Wednesday.
Germany [Berlin], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A German Bundestag meeting that will elect a new chancellor started in Berlin on Wednesday, according to the N24 tv channel's broadcast.
Warsaw [Poland], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The body of an undocumented migrant from Nigeria was detected in Poland near the border with Belarus, the police in the Podlaskie Voivodship said on Wednesday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and Argentina are discussing various options for interbank cooperation, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Feoktistov told reporters.
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine withdrew from about 50 deals, memorandums and decisions within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, a loose association of former Soviet republics), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said in an intervi
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives passed an updated version of the USD 768 billion defence spending bill for 2022, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street rallied sharply for a second straight day on Tuesday, with high-flying technology stocks rising as much as 3 per cent, as investors' fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus subsided.
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Antibody measurements shortly after people were vaccinated against COVID-19 revealed the potential for speedier clinical trials of new vaccine candidates with fewer participants, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said.