Day: January 17, 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

COVID-19 Live Updates: UK Hopes to Begin Easing Lockdown Rules by Early Spring

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A dozen countries around the world are rolling out vaccine campaigns in a bid to battle the coronavirus pandemic, that has so far shown no sign of abating. On the contrary, the biggest daily death toll was registered this Thursday, although since then fatalities have started to ebb. … Read More >COVID-19 Live Updates: UK Hopes to Begin Easing Lockdown Rules by Early Spring

Categories USA

Biden to Sign ‘Roughly Dozen’ Executive Actions on Inauguration Day, Chief of Staff Klain Says

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US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to sign executive orders addressing the coronavirus crisis, economic challenges, racial injustice and climate change in his first ten days in office, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, said. … Read More >Biden to Sign ‘Roughly Dozen’ Executive Actions on Inauguration Day, Chief of Staff Klain Says

Categories USA

US Capitol Police Reportedly Arrest Armed Man Using ‘Unauthorised Credentials’ to Enter Checkpoint

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As President-elect Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated on 20 January next week, the United States capital remains on a high alert following the deadly 6 January Capitol Hill riot. Thousands of National Guard personnel have been deployed to aid local police in protecting the area. … Read More >US Capitol Police Reportedly Arrest Armed Man Using ‘Unauthorised Credentials’ to Enter Checkpoint

Categories Latin America

Venezuela Reportedly Mulls Letting Private Firms Operate State Oilfields Amid Stifling US Sanctions

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Venezuela, which boasts the largest proven oil reserves on the planet, has been mired in an economic crisis as it struggles with challenges driven by the collapse in crude production driven by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as crippling US sanctions. … Read More >Venezuela Reportedly Mulls Letting Private Firms Operate State Oilfields Amid Stifling US Sanctions

Categories Middle East

Iran Fired Long-Range Missiles in Drills Hitting Targets Over 1,000 Miles Away, Reports Say

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Saturday launched long-range ballistic missiles as part of annual military drills that struck maritime targets over 1,000 miles away, media reported. … Read More >Iran Fired Long-Range Missiles in Drills Hitting Targets Over 1,000 Miles Away, Reports Say

Categories World

‘We may never find patient zero’: WHO urges to be ‘careful’ about attributing start of Covid-19 pandemic

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The identity of the initial case of Covid-19, the so-called ‘patient zero,’ might remain a mystery forever, the WHO said, as it called on nations to step up cooperation and information sharing in an effort to beat the disease. … Read More >‘We may never find patient zero’: WHO urges to be ‘careful’ about attributing start of Covid-19 pandemic

Categories Middle East

13 Israelis suffer FACIAL PARALYSIS after taking Pfizer Covid jab, amid influx of reports detailing adverse effects

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At least 13 Israelis have experienced facial paralysis after being administered the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, a month after the US Food and Drug Administration reported similar issues but said they weren’t linked to the jab. … Read More >13 Israelis suffer FACIAL PARALYSIS after taking Pfizer Covid jab, amid influx of reports detailing adverse effects