World Insights: EU open to use of approved COVID-19 vaccines
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on World Insights: EU open to use of approved COVID-19 vaccines
– Coronavirus vaccines from Russia and China could be approved for use in the EU if they “show all the data”: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – “We have always said that every vaccine trying to obtain approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is very welcome”: German Chancellor Angela Merkel European Commission […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia at risk of another long-term war
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Ethiopia at risk of another long-term war
The Ethiopian federal government’s “law enforcement operation” in Tigray aimed to capture the rebellious rulers in the northern regional state. Thus far, however, the core leadership is at large, and the campaign has further exposed the country’s political fragility, pushing it into the abyss of a likely long-term war. Refugees from the Tigray region of Ethiopia region arrive […]
Continue reading …Syria says it responded to ‘Israeli aggression’ Syrian state news agency says Israel carried out missile attack in Quneitra province but it intercepted most of them.
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Syria says it responded to ‘Israeli aggression’ Syrian state news agency says Israel carried out missile attack in Quneitra province but it intercepted most of them.
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 24, 2020, reportedly shows Syrian air defence intercepting an Israeli missile in the sky over the capital Damascus. [File: AFP] Israel launched missiles from the occupied Golan Heights at approximately 11pm (21:00 GMT) and caused material damage, the SANA state […]
Continue reading …Sweden announces changes to Covid-19 vaccine priority list
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Sweden announces changes to Covid-19 vaccine priority list
Everyone in Sweden aged over 65 will be included in the next priority group for the Covid-19 vaccine, the government announced on Thursday, along with other changes to vaccine prioritisation. Health and Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren said that Sweden’s regions were preparing for an increase in vaccine deliveries from next week, particularly following the […]
Continue reading …Biden plunges fully into Covid relief talks The president knows his presidency rides on swift action on the $1.9 trillion package. On Wednesday, he showed it.
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Biden plunges fully into Covid relief talks The president knows his presidency rides on swift action on the $1.9 trillion package. On Wednesday, he showed it.
The president worked the phones and hunkered down with fellow Democrats at the White House, in what aides described as an overt signal that he wants his massive “rescue” package passed and passed quickly. “If we are going to get our arms wrapped around Covid, we have to act fast, we have to act big […]
Continue reading …Mandera cop shot in clash with Somali Army flown to Nairobi for treatment Corporal was seriously wounded in the leg and needed specialized treatment.
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Mandera cop shot in clash with Somali Army flown to Nairobi for treatment Corporal was seriously wounded in the leg and needed specialized treatment.
• He was flown on Wednesday by a hired fixed-wing light aeroplane following a recommendation by doctors. • The two officers were among a team of eight officers under the multi-agency team consisting of police and KRA and were patrolling there when they intercepted two foreigners for questioning on Monday. One of the police officers […]
Continue reading …Myanmar blocks Facebook amid growing resistance to coup
4 February, 2021 Comments Off on Myanmar blocks Facebook amid growing resistance to coup
A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. – Copyright AP Phot Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged. There were calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Facebook is […]
Continue reading …USA and Iran are not in a rush to get the deal
3 February, 2021 Comments Off on USA and Iran are not in a rush to get the deal
TEHRAN – The Biden administration has now made it clear that it expects Iran to make the first move to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. On the other hand, Iran has also said that it expects Washington to break from the failed policies of the Trump administration and return to the nuclear deal. Both […]
Continue reading …Ankara discussed aircraft carrier purchase with UK, report claims
3 February, 2021 Comments Off on Ankara discussed aircraft carrier purchase with UK, report claims
Ankara held consultations with the British government to purchase a new or second-hand aircraft carrier last year, a report citing sources familiar with the matter claimed Tuesday. The negotiations yielded no results, however, it said.The report by the Middle East Eye (MEE) said that the talks were on the procuring of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft […]
Continue reading …EU leaders condemn Russia’s jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
3 February, 2021 Comments Off on EU leaders condemn Russia’s jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Leaders from the EU and beyond have spoken out after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for two years and eight months on Tuesday. The 44-year-old anti-corruption investigator, who is Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic, was handed a 3.5-year sentence by a Moscow court for violating terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from […]
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