Russia Begins Final Trials of Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on Russia Begins Final Trials of Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine
Russia began first deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine for the general public this week.Sergei Kiselyov / Moskva News Agency Russia began first deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine for the general public this week. Russia has launched Phase 3 trials of its highly touted coronavirus vaccine to determine the jab’s long-term safety and effectiveness, […]
Continue reading …Deadly, resilient al-Shabab threatens to trap U.S. in ‘endless’ Somalia war
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on Deadly, resilient al-Shabab threatens to trap U.S. in ‘endless’ Somalia war
An armed member of the militant group al-Shabab attends a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo, File) more > The Pentagon’s war against terror in Somalia was supposed to begin winding down next year, but the number of American airstrikes against al-Shabab targets keeps increasing and the Trump administration’s exit plan seems to […]
Continue reading …Feds take over defense in libel suit against Trump The DOJ’s action in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll could shut down the case.
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on Feds take over defense in libel suit against Trump The DOJ’s action in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll could shut down the case.
E. Jean Carroll talks to reporters outside a courthouse in New York on March 4, 2020. | AP Photo/Seth Wenig The Justice Department is taking over the legal defense of President Donald Trump in a defamation suit brought by a New York writer who claims Trump raped her in a department store dressing room 25 […]
Continue reading …World’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Was Just Put on Hold Due to Safety Concerns
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on World’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Was Just Put on Hold Due to Safety Concerns
Testing of one of the world’s leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates has been interrupted after safety concerns have put the latest clinical trial phase on hold. The test vaccine, jointly developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and scientists at the University of Oxford, was considered a frontrunner in the global race to find a safe, effective immunisation that protects […]
Continue reading …10 killed as roadside bomb attack targets Afghanistan vice president
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on 10 killed as roadside bomb attack targets Afghanistan vice president
Men carry a blast victim after a roadside attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2020. (Reuters Photo) At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded in an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh in central Kabul early Wednesday, officials said. Saleh, who is the senior of Afghanistan’s two vice […]
Continue reading …Gatherings of more than six people illegal from Monday as coronavirus cases soar
9 September, 2020 Comments Off on Gatherings of more than six people illegal from Monday as coronavirus cases soar
Meeting in groups of six will become illegal in England from Monday (Picture: Getty Images) Meeting in groups of more than six people will become illegal in England from Monday as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the UK. The change in law will affect anyone meeting others outside their household in homes, parks, pubs […]
Continue reading …India, China accuse each other of firing shots at tense border Beijing accuses New Delhi of ‘severe military provocation’ but India denies its soldiers crossed the disputed border.
8 September, 2020 Comments Off on India, China accuse each other of firing shots at tense border Beijing accuses New Delhi of ‘severe military provocation’ but India denies its soldiers crossed the disputed border.
China said the incursion occurred on Monday along the southern coast of Pangong Lake in the area known in Chinese as Shenpaoshan [File: Manish Swarup/AP Photo] China and India have accused each other of firing shots on their flashpoint Himalayan border in a further escalation of military tension between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals. The relationship […]
Continue reading …Georgia secretary of state says as many as 1,000 potential cases of double voting detected Raffensperger emphasized that “there’s no excuse under the law for double voting.”
8 September, 2020 Comments Off on Georgia secretary of state says as many as 1,000 potential cases of double voting detected Raffensperger emphasized that “there’s no excuse under the law for double voting.”
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced his office would mail absentee ballot applications to every active voter in the state. | AP Photo Georgia’s top election official said Tuesday that the state has identified as many as 1,000 instances of double voting in this summer’s primary and run-off elections, which saw an influx of […]
Continue reading …Libya’s losses from Haftar’s oil blockade near $9.5 billion
8 September, 2020 Comments Off on Libya’s losses from Haftar’s oil blockade near $9.5 billion
The Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Company in Ras Lanuf, Libya, Aug. 18, 2020. (Reuters Photo) Libya’s cumulative losses as a result of the oil blockade and the closure of oil wells by putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s militias in the past 234 days have neared $9.5 billion, according to information released by the National Oil […]
Continue reading …Jamal Khashoggi: UN expert calls Saudi verdicts in case of murdered journalist ‘a parody of justice’
8 September, 2020 Comments Off on Jamal Khashoggi: UN expert calls Saudi verdicts in case of murdered journalist ‘a parody of justice’
MFILE – A picture of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, is displayed during a ceremony near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking one year since his death. – Copyright Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo Five individuals, who were not named, will receive maximum sentences of 20 years in prison. Another received a 10-year sentence and two others were given seven […]
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