Healthcare workers subjected to more than 400 attacks while trying to tackle Covid-19 – report

An NGO report has found there were 1,172 violent acts against healthcare workers globally in 2020, with over 400 incidents of medical staff working to tackle Covid-19 being subjected to beatings, verbal insults and even detention. … Read More >Healthcare workers subjected to more than 400 attacks while trying to tackle Covid-19 – report

CrossTalk, Quarantine Edition: Russia-EU impasse

Russia-EU relations are at an impasse. The Kremlin has made it clear it will no longer tolerate the EU lecturing about values and so-called international norms. And the Russians have had enough of the EU’s interference in Russia’s internal politics. The EU refuses to treat Russia as an equal partner. Until this changes, this bilateral relationship appears to be on hold. … Read More >CrossTalk, Quarantine Edition: Russia-EU impasse

France backs AstraZeneca Covid jab for older recipients, but only 24% of available doses have been administered

The French health authorities have granted permission for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to be given to people aged 65 to 75. However, a much lower number of doses of the jab than projected have been administered so far. … Read More >France backs AstraZeneca Covid jab for older recipients, but only 24% of available doses have been administered

US sanctions leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels for ‘prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis’

The US has slapped sanctions on two key figures of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement following the Biden administration’s recent calls for the Iran-backed group to help end the Yemeni Civil War. … Read More >US sanctions leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels for ‘prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis’

Russian & US warships converge in Red Sea (Full show)

US and Russian warships docked in Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast just a day apart from each other. Washington is seeking to establish ties with Sudan’s fledgling government after it agreed to normalize ties with Israel and found itself removed from the list of what Washington considers “state sponsors of terrorism.” Meanwhile, Russia has acquired a 25-year lease on rights to establish a naval logistic center on the country’s coast. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich reports. … Read More >Russian & US warships converge in Red Sea (Full show)

Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

The Italian government has ordered all schools to close in the areas with the highest Covid-19 infection rates as part of a series of new measures set to last until after Easter amid the threat of more contagious viral variants. … Read More >Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

Coalition airbase in Iraq struck by at least 10 rockets, US spokesman confirms, just days before Pope’s historic visit

A coalition airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar has been struck by at least 10 missiles, just two weeks after a rocket attack on US-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor. … Read More >Coalition airbase in Iraq struck by at least 10 rockets, US spokesman confirms, just days before Pope’s historic visit

Beijing ‘deeply concerned’ by increasing acts of discrimination against ethnic Chinese and other Asians in Australia

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has registered its concern regarding increasing acts of discrimination against people of Chinese ethnicity and other Asians in Australia over the last year, calling on Canberra to address the problem. … Read More >Beijing ‘deeply concerned’ by increasing acts of discrimination against ethnic Chinese and other Asians in Australia