Pfizer vaccine effective against mutant Covid strains
28 January, 2021 Comments Off on Pfizer vaccine effective against mutant Covid strains
The company has confirmed its vaccine works against the UK and South African variants of coronavirus (Picture: AFP via Getty Images / Metro.co.uk) Pfizer and BioNTech have confirmed their vaccine is effective against the UK and South African variants of coronavirus. Early studies by Pfizer and the University of Texas Medical Branch, which have not […]
Continue reading …Eritrean forces should leave Ethiopia’s Tigray immediately: US
27 January, 2021 Comments Off on Eritrean forces should leave Ethiopia’s Tigray immediately: US
An Ethiopian refugee from Tigray walks in the Tenedba camp in Mafaza, eastern Sudan [Ashraf Shazly/AFP] The United States has said all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region “immediately”. The Eritreans have been fighting on the side of Ethiopian forces as they pursue fugitive leaders of the Tigray region, though Ethiopia’s government […]
Continue reading …US government’s attitude toward China hard to change: Global Times editorial
27 January, 2021 Comments Off on US government’s attitude toward China hard to change: Global Times editorial
When White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to a question Monday about US-China relations, she said that “China is growing more authoritarian at home and more assertive abroad,” adding that China “is engaged in conduct that hurts American workers, blunts [US] technological edge, and threatens [US] alliances and [US] influence in international organizations.” She […]
Continue reading …Biden phones Uhuru, talks about regional security, climate change The president-elect offered his gratitude for President Kenyatta’s congratulations.
27 January, 2021 Comments Off on Biden phones Uhuru, talks about regional security, climate change The president-elect offered his gratitude for President Kenyatta’s congratulations.
The President-elect took part in separate congratulatory calls with the leaders of Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya as well as with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Uhuru termed the emphatic win in the hard-fought polls as a demonstration of Americans ‘confidence in the leadership ‘credentials of the former Vice President. US President-elect Joe Biden on […]
Continue reading …Biden presses Putin on Navalny in first call with Russian leader
27 January, 2021 Comments Off on Biden presses Putin on Navalny in first call with Russian leader
President Joe Biden signalled a tougher US stance on Russia Tuesday in his first phone call with President Vladimir Putin, raising concerns over human rights and “aggression” against Ukraine, but welcoming cooperation on a new nuclear weapons accord. FILE PHOTO: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in […]
Continue reading …No evidence to show Kenya interfering with Somalia affairs, IGAD team says The claims had caused a diplomatic separation between Kenya and Somalia.
26 January, 2021 Comments Off on No evidence to show Kenya interfering with Somalia affairs, IGAD team says The claims had caused a diplomatic separation between Kenya and Somalia.
• It recommended that more diplomatic efforts be deployed at the highest level in order to reconcile the two sisterly countries of Kenya and Somalia. • Somalia claimed there is a violation of the airspace of Somalia, violation of Somalia’s land borders and that Kenyan forces, led by Amisom, leave their positions and move on […]
Continue reading …Politicians, mayors and police condemn rioters as arrest total hits 184
26 January, 2021 Comments Off on Politicians, mayors and police condemn rioters as arrest total hits 184
MPs, ministers and local mayors have condemned Monday night’s riots at towns and cities across the Netherlands, describing them as ‘shameless’ and the work of vandals. Some184 people were arrested in a third night of trouble across the country, which commentators say had little to do with protests against the coronavirus curfew. Shop owners in […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus: Germany to use new antibody-based drug Health Minister Jens Spahn has said the government has purchased a new drug to help fight COVID-19 amid a vaccine shortage. Germany will be the first EU nation to use the medicine, which was also given to Donald Trump.
26 January, 2021 Comments Off on Coronavirus: Germany to use new antibody-based drug Health Minister Jens Spahn has said the government has purchased a new drug to help fight COVID-19 amid a vaccine shortage. Germany will be the first EU nation to use the medicine, which was also given to Donald Trump.
Spahn said the pandemic requires not just ‘decisive government action,’ but also ‘responsible behavior by everyone’ Health Minister Jens Spahn told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that the government had purchased a new antibody-based drug to fight the coronavirus .”Starting next week, the monoclonal antibodies will be used in Germany as the first country in the EU. Initially in university clinics,” […]
Continue reading …Burnt bodies found in vehicles on US-Mexico border
25 January, 2021 Comments Off on Burnt bodies found in vehicles on US-Mexico border
Publishedduration1 hour agomedia captionHow Mexican cartels are taking advantage of Covid-19The burnt bodies of 19 people have been found close to the Mexican border with the US, according to officials from Tamaulipas state.Police found two burnt-out vehicles on Saturday and initial findings indicate the people were shot and then set alight.Violent drug gangs operate in… […]
Continue reading …There is will by both U.S. and Iran to return to JCPOA
25 January, 2021 Comments Off on There is will by both U.S. and Iran to return to JCPOA
TEHRAN- Kourosh Ahmadi, an international relations expert, says if there is political will by both the United States and Iran to return to the nuclear deal and therefore it is not difficult to revive the JCPOA. In interview with ILNA on Monday, Ahmadi said, “The Europeans and the U.S. consult with Israel and countries in the […]
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