As It’s Happening: Navalny Sentenced to 2 Years and 8 Months in Penal Colony
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on As It’s Happening: Navalny Sentenced to 2 Years and 8 Months in Penal Colony
Alexei Navalny—Moscow Court Press Service / TASS A Moscow court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months in a penal colony, defying tens of thousands of his supporters who had rallied in his support since his return to Russia and Western governments who had urged for his immediate release. Navalny, 44, […]
Continue reading …COVID-19 vaccine: Russia’s Sputnik V jab has efficacy of 91.6% against coronavirus, say experts
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on COVID-19 vaccine: Russia’s Sputnik V jab has efficacy of 91.6% against coronavirus, say experts
A Russian medical worker, right, administers a shot of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to a patient in a vaccination center in Moscow – Copyright Credit: AP Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6% against COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet00191-4/fulltext?utm_campaign=tlcoronavirus21%26utm_source=twitter%26utm_medium=social). Scientists had previously been critical of the speed that the Russian jab was […]
Continue reading …GLOBALink|China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Pakistan
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on GLOBALink|China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — A batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines has been officially handed over to Pakistan on Monday at Noor Khan Air Base near the country’s capital Islamabad, making Pakistan the first country to receive the Chinese government donated COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier on Sunday, the donated Sinopharm vaccines were loaded onto a plane […]
Continue reading …Tension on border after 2 Kenyan cops shot by Somalia forces Officers were interrogating two females who had crossed to Mandera from Bulla Hawa.
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on Tension on border after 2 Kenyan cops shot by Somalia forces Officers were interrogating two females who had crossed to Mandera from Bulla Hawa.
Tension along the Kenya-Somalia border remains after Kenyan police officers were shot by the Somalia National Army. The Star has established that the two officers were among a team of eight officers under the multi-agency team consisting of KPS, CIPU and KRA The eight were patrolling and manning the border point at pb3 area, commonly […]
Continue reading …Europol warns travellers over fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on Europol warns travellers over fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates
Medical personnel holds a vaccination certificate with a registered Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination at the Favoriten Clinic in Vienna, Austria, on December 27, 2020. © AFP – Georg Hochmuth The EU’s police agency on Monday warned travellers to watch for organised crime gangs selling fake Covid-negative certificates at airports, sometimes for as much as 300 euros […]
Continue reading …Urgent warning against leaving home in UK areas hit by South African strain
2 February, 2021 Comments Off on Urgent warning against leaving home in UK areas hit by South African strain
Residents in areas where the South African Covid variant has been transmitted should ‘think again’ before deciding to leave the house, a minister has said. Ealing, Haringey, Mitcham, Walsall, Broxbourne, Maidstone, Woking and Southport are currently considered to be hotspots for the South African strain, which is more infectious than other variants. Speaking to Sky […]
Continue reading …Biden confronts the limits of his executive power Without help from Congress, he has few options to turn the U.S. economy around. By Megan Cassella
1 February, 2021 Comments Off on Biden confronts the limits of his executive power Without help from Congress, he has few options to turn the U.S. economy around. By Megan Cassella
President Joe Biden can’t rescue the U.S. economy by executive order. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying.Biden has launched his presidency with a burst of unilateral moves, aiming to address everything from the pandemic to systemic racism with dozens of directives. On the economy, he has moved to extend the ban on evictions and […]
Continue reading …Tigray crisis: ‘Genocidal war’ waged in Ethiopia region, says ex-leader
1 February, 2021 Comments Off on Tigray crisis: ‘Genocidal war’ waged in Ethiopia region, says ex-leader
Debretsion Gebremichael is leading a military campaign against federal government forces in Tigray Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have waged a “devastating and genocidal war” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the region’s ousted leader has said. Debretsion Gebremichael urged the international community to investigate the alleged atrocities. The Ethiopian government said his claims were “unfounded”, and his […]
Continue reading …China provides COVID-19 vaccines to 14 developing countries and will aid 38 more: Chinese FM
1 February, 2021 Comments Off on China provides COVID-19 vaccines to 14 developing countries and will aid 38 more: Chinese FM
MWang Wenbin, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry Photo: cnsphoto In addition to Pakistan, China is providing aid in the form of COVID-19 vaccines to 13 developing countries including Brunei, Nepal, the Philippines and Equatorial Guinea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at press conference on Monday. China will aid 38 more developing countries […]
Continue reading …Tatmadaw seizes power under state of emergency, to rule for a year
1 February, 2021 Comments Off on Tatmadaw seizes power under state of emergency, to rule for a year
President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, both are whom were arrested by the military in the early hours of this morning. (AFP) Military says coup is constitutional and installs military vice president as head of state, following the nighttime arrest of the president, state counsellor, and regional and state […]
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