Day: April 1, 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

US orders evacuation of ‘non-emergency’ diplomats & families from Myanmar amid calls for intervention

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Citing “civil unrest,” the US has ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Myanmar, the State Department said as online activists ramped up calls for “humanitarian intervention” against Yangon. … Read More >US orders evacuation of ‘non-emergency’ diplomats & families from Myanmar amid calls for intervention

Categories EU

Berlin to require negative Covid-19 tests for entry to non-essential businesses amid rise in new cases

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Berlin will require residents to show that they have tested negative for Covid-19 before being allowed in certain shops and cultural institutions, as part of new restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the virus. … Read More >Berlin to require negative Covid-19 tests for entry to non-essential businesses amid rise in new cases

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EU digital vaccine certificates for Covid-19 could be ready in May, says Spanish foreign minister

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A senior Spanish minister has said she believes that the EU’s digital vaccine certificate could be rolled out as early as May but says it will be ready by the end of June at the latest despite the bloc’s inoculation challenges. … Read More >EU digital vaccine certificates for Covid-19 could be ready in May, says Spanish foreign minister

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France shuts schools for three weeks and whole country heads for lockdown amid Covid-19 spike as Macron defends measures

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From Saturday, France will widen regional lockdown measures to the entire country in a bid to halt rising Covid-19 infections, President Emmanuel Macron has said, while defending his government’s approach to tackling the virus. … Read More >France shuts schools for three weeks and whole country heads for lockdown amid Covid-19 spike as Macron defends measures

Categories Russia

Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron & Russia’s Putin use video call to discuss potential cooperation over Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

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With the EU suffering from an acute Covid-19 vaccine shortage, the leaders of France and Germany discussed the potential import of the Moscow-made Sputnik V in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night. … Read More >Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron & Russia’s Putin use video call to discuss potential cooperation over Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Categories Asia & Pacific

China rejects allegations it did not properly share Covid-19 data with WHO researchers

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China has rejected allegations made by the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, who claimed researchers had trouble “accessing raw data” while in Wuhan. It insists that local and foreign scientists used the exact same databases. … Read More >China rejects allegations it did not properly share Covid-19 data with WHO researchers

Categories World

Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

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The world experienced a “climate emergency” in 2020, as deforestation increased 12% on the previous year, despite the global slowdown caused by the Covid pandemic, according to a newly released report by Global Forest Watch (GFW). … Read More >Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

Categories Asia & Pacific

Jakarta police shoot woman ‘with ISIS beliefs’ in gun battle days after suicide bombers attack church

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A woman was shot and killed in Jakarta, Indonesia, after exchanging gunfire with officers, police have confirmed. The nation’s police chief said the woman was a “lone wolf” assailant and followed Islamic State’s ideology. … Read More >Jakarta police shoot woman ‘with ISIS beliefs’ in gun battle days after suicide bombers attack church