To get a haircut by Antonino di Maggio, you face at least a two-week wait. And when you do arrive for your appointment, you had better be on time.The 58-year-old hairdresser in the Italian city of Palermo has 200 scheduled appointments since reopening the doors of his salon on Monday, after more than two months in lockdown.Di Maggio’s business was among the many permitted to serve customers again, alongside restaurants, cafes and clothing shops.But there are some changes – chats, magazine browsing and last-minute drop-ins are not allowed. Clients have to book in advance and be...…To get a haircut by Antonino di Maggio, you face at least a two-week wait. And when you do arrive for your appointment, you had better be on time.The 58-year-old hairdresser in the Italian city of Palermo has 200 scheduled appointments since reopening the doors of his salon on Monday, after more than two months in lockdown.Di Maggio’s business was among the many permitted to serve customers again, alongside restaurants, cafes and clothing shops.But there are some changes – chats, magazine browsing and last-minute drop-ins are not allowed. Clients have to book in advance and be...WW…

The US House of Representatives voted almost along party lines to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to remove President Donald Trump from office just eight days before his term ends on January 20.The vote amounts to a symbolic rebuke as Pence said earlier that he does not support the resolution.Democrats are now swiftly moving towards impeaching Trump with a single charge: “Incitement of insurrection” over the violent siege of the US Capitol. Several Republicans have said they will vote to impeach him.Welcome to Al Jazeera’s coverage of US...…The US House of Representatives voted almost along party lines to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to remove President Donald Trump from office just eight days before his term ends on January 20.The vote amounts to a symbolic rebuke as Pence said earlier that he does not support the resolution.Democrats are now swiftly moving towards impeaching Trump with a single charge: “Incitement of insurrection” over the violent siege of the US Capitol. Several Republicans have said they will vote to impeach him.Welcome to Al Jazeera’s coverage of US...WW…

International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) has urged rich countries to stop blocking a patent waiver plan that could boost the global production of coronavirus vaccines.Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet virtually for informal talks on Thursday to discuss a proposal for producing COVID-19 vaccines and other coronavirus-related medical tools for the duration of the pandemic.Sponsors of the waiver argue that the temporary suspension would allow more factories worldwide to produce jabs without breaking international rules under...…International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) has urged rich countries to stop blocking a patent waiver plan that could boost the global production of coronavirus vaccines.Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet virtually for informal talks on Thursday to discuss a proposal for producing COVID-19 vaccines and other coronavirus-related medical tools for the duration of the pandemic.Sponsors of the waiver argue that the temporary suspension would allow more factories worldwide to produce jabs without breaking international rules under...WW…

Rome, Italy – Matteo Salvini appears in court on Saturday on charges of kidnapping more than a hundred migrants, in an event that the Italian far-right leader has attempted to use to boost his dwindling popularity.The case relates to an incident in July 2019 when, as interior minister, he refused to allow 131 refugees and migrants – including 15 unaccompanied children – to disembark in Sicily from the Gregoretti coastguard ship for five days.Prosecutors in the southern Sicilian city of Catania accuse Salvini, head of the far-right League party, of abuse of power. He faces up to 15 years in...…Rome, Italy – Matteo Salvini appears in court on Saturday on charges of kidnapping more than a hundred migrants, in an event that the Italian far-right leader has attempted to use to boost his dwindling popularity.The case relates to an incident in July 2019 when, as interior minister, he refused to allow 131 refugees and migrants – including 15 unaccompanied children – to disembark in Sicily from the Gregoretti coastguard ship for five days.Prosecutors in the southern Sicilian city of Catania accuse Salvini, head of the far-right League party, of abuse of power. He faces up to 15 years in...WW…

Here are the latest updates:The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000, as worldwide cases approached 27,700,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University count.The United States remains the world’s worst affected country in terms of deaths, passing 190,000 earlier in the day. Brazil has recorded the second-highest number of deaths, with more than 127,000.Coronavirus-related fatalities in the US surpassed 190,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.The Maryland-based university counted 190,589 deaths and 6,354,869 confirmed infections, while 2,359,111 people have...…Here are the latest updates:The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000, as worldwide cases approached 27,700,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University count.The United States remains the world’s worst affected country in terms of deaths, passing 190,000 earlier in the day. Brazil has recorded the second-highest number of deaths, with more than 127,000.Coronavirus-related fatalities in the US surpassed 190,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.The Maryland-based university counted 190,589 deaths and 6,354,869 confirmed infections, while 2,359,111 people have...WW…

Iranians swarmed to social media to voice their opposition to death sentences handed down to three men who took part in mass protests last year.The “unprecedented” drive saw the “Don’t execute” hashtag in Persian topping Twitter trends in Iran for more than 24 hours, Trendsmap data showed on Wednesday, after reaching 4.5 million retweets worldwide the day before.The virtual campaign – which also generated thousands of posts on Instagram and Telegram – came after justice ministry spokesman Gholam-Hussein Ismaili said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty for...…Iranians swarmed to social media to voice their opposition to death sentences handed down to three men who took part in mass protests last year.The “unprecedented” drive saw the “Don’t execute” hashtag in Persian topping Twitter trends in Iran for more than 24 hours, Trendsmap data showed on Wednesday, after reaching 4.5 million retweets worldwide the day before.The virtual campaign – which also generated thousands of posts on Instagram and Telegram – came after justice ministry spokesman Gholam-Hussein Ismaili said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty for...WW…