Day: January 14, 2021

Categories World

Australian scientists urge pause on deployment of AstraZeneca vaccine over efficacy concerns, suggest Pfizer or Moderna instead

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Scientists in Australia have called for a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, claiming recent data has cast doubt on the inoculation’s ability to create herd immunity. … Read More >Australian scientists urge pause on deployment of AstraZeneca vaccine over efficacy concerns, suggest Pfizer or Moderna instead

Categories EU

Angela Merkel warns Germany about ‘8 to 10 very hard weeks’ ahead; speculation follows about Covid-19 lockdown extension

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Germany should brace itself for hard weeks ahead, Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have warned. Some local media have already started speculating that the news could mean a potential lockdown extension. … Read More >Angela Merkel warns Germany about ‘8 to 10 very hard weeks’ ahead; speculation follows about Covid-19 lockdown extension

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France reports 1st case of allergic reaction to Pfizer Covid-19 jab as country continues vaccine rollout

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One person in France has suffered an allergic reaction after being injected with the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, Minister for Health Olivier Véran has said, a day after the country started its coronavirus inoculation drive. … Read More >France reports 1st case of allergic reaction to Pfizer Covid-19 jab as country continues vaccine rollout

Categories Middle East

‘Warmongering lies’: Tehran hits back after Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda terrorists set up new base in Iran

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America’s “declassifications” of information about Iran are “fictitious,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has tweeted. It followed US State Secretary Mike Pompeo accusing Iran, without proof, of harboring Al-Qaeda’s base. … Read More >‘Warmongering lies’: Tehran hits back after Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda terrorists set up new base in Iran

Categories World

DarkMarket goes down: Europol closes largest dark web marketplace trading in drugs & malware

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The largest illegal marketplace on the dark web for selling drugs, counterfeit money and malware, DarkMarket, has been taken offline, in a major international operation, the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol said on Tuesday. … Read More >DarkMarket goes down: Europol closes largest dark web marketplace trading in drugs & malware

Categories EU

Turkey joining EU can resolve Brexit uncertainties, says Erdogan, vowing better relations with European neighbors in 2021

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey is ready to take its “deserved” place in the EU, adding that its accession could cure the uncertainties the bloc is experiencing in the wake of the UK’s departure. … Read More >Turkey joining EU can resolve Brexit uncertainties, says Erdogan, vowing better relations with European neighbors in 2021

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Beijing accuses Australia of politicizing business as Chinese bid for major builder is blocked for ‘security concerns’

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China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday told Canberra it was a mistake to politicize commercial cooperation after Australia’s treasurer blocked a takeover bid for one of the largest builders from a Chinese company. … Read More >Beijing accuses Australia of politicizing business as Chinese bid for major builder is blocked for ‘security concerns’

Categories Russia

‘He was amazing’: Space X’s Musk hails Soviet rocketry legend IN RUSSIAN as competitor Roscosmos celebrates Korolev’s birthday

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Space X may compete the Russian space agency for commercial launches, but both institutions share an enduring respect for Sergey Korolev, the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and father of the USSR’s space program. … Read More >‘He was amazing’: Space X’s Musk hails Soviet rocketry legend IN RUSSIAN as competitor Roscosmos celebrates Korolev’s birthday

Categories Asia & Pacific

Islamic State plot to murder top US envoy in Kabul foiled by Afghan intelligence amid wave of killings

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Afghan intelligence officers have foiled a plot by the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group to assassinate the top US envoy in Kabul and other officials, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday. … Read More >Islamic State plot to murder top US envoy in Kabul foiled by Afghan intelligence amid wave of killings