Month: February 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

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Women can attend top-level Japanese government meetings as long as they keep their mouths shut, the country’s ruling party has said, just days after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief stepped down from his role over similar comments. … Read More >After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

Categories EU

Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

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Germany’s health minister has said the country will receive a further 3.2 million Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the month, allowing the health service to speed up inoculations amid the concerning spread of the UK variant. … Read More >Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

Categories Middle East

IAEA chief to visit Iran as country prepares to scale back cooperation with nuclear watchdog

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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog is expected to visit Iran later this week as the country is preparing to drastically scale back its cooperation with the international body, including banning short-notice inspections. … Read More >IAEA chief to visit Iran as country prepares to scale back cooperation with nuclear watchdog

Categories World

S. Africa to administer globally unapproved J&J Covid-19 shot in healthcare workers trial, looks to offload AstraZeneca jab

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South Africa is set to kick off a trial of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jab, administering the vaccine to healthcare workers after a small study showed AstraZeneca’s jab to be ineffective against the country’s dominant variant. … Read More >S. Africa to administer globally unapproved J&J Covid-19 shot in healthcare workers trial, looks to offload AstraZeneca jab

Categories Russia

‘No violations allowed’: WATCH Russian Su-27 jets drive away NATO warplanes over Black Sea, trio of French aircraft intercepted

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Two Su-27 interceptor planes have escorted two French fighters and a tanker aircraft away from Russian airspace over the Black Sea, the Russian military has confirmed, as video of the encounter in the sky appeared on social media. … Read More >‘No violations allowed’: WATCH Russian Su-27 jets drive away NATO warplanes over Black Sea, trio of French aircraft intercepted

Categories Russia

Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

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Moscow has rejected a ruling by judges in Strasbourg, who have ordered the immediate release of anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny from a Russian prison, where he is facing a three-and-a-half year sentence for fraud. … Read More >Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

Categories Russia

Moscow police conduct more than 100 probes into actions of riot officers at pro-Navalny rallies to determine possible wrongdoing

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Investigators in Moscow are looking into whether any police officers breached rules on the use of force as part of efforts to disperse mass unauthorized protests in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, last month. … Read More >Moscow police conduct more than 100 probes into actions of riot officers at pro-Navalny rallies to determine possible wrongdoing