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Categories USA

Pentagon Expands US Central Command Mission to Include Israel Amid Trump’s Final Days

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Earlier this week, reports surfaced that US President Donald Trump had ordered the US Department of Defense to split from decades-old practices and include Israel as part of the US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) responsibility, in light of the recently-signed Abraham Accords. … Read More >Pentagon Expands US Central Command Mission to Include Israel Amid Trump’s Final Days

Categories Latin America

Paraguay Registers Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine, RDIF Head Says

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The Paraguayan Health Ministry approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the vaccine was registered under the emergency use authorisation procedure without additional clinical trials in the South American country, the Russian Direct Investment Funds (RDIF) said on Friday. … Read More >Paraguay Registers Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine, RDIF Head Says

Categories Latin America

Russia Working With Venezuela to Ship Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine, Envoy Says

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Moscow and Caracas are exploring ways to ensure the delivery of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Venezuela, which is expected to start by the end of January, Russia’s ambassador to Venezuela, Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov, told Sputnik on Friday. … Read More >Russia Working With Venezuela to Ship Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine, Envoy Says

Categories Latin America

Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

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Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s largest state, Amazonas, has its healthcare system now pushed to the breaking point as coronavirus cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen. State authorities have declared a curfew to slow the spread of the pandemic. … Read More >Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

Categories Middle East

Sputnik V: Moscow, Riyadh Working on Organising 3rd Stage Vaccine Trials, Production in Saudi Arabia

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Russia was the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. Since then, several countries around the world have expressed interest in testing, buying, and even locally producing the medicine. … Read More >Sputnik V: Moscow, Riyadh Working on Organising 3rd Stage Vaccine Trials, Production in Saudi Arabia

Categories Middle East

Iranian Scientists Urge IRGC Aerospace Force to Shoot Down Any Intruding US B-52s

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In late December, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif signalled the Islamic Republic’s readiness to defend its “security and vital interests” amid the US military buildup near the country’s borders. He accused Washington of wasting hefty sums to repeatedly send B-52 bombers to the region instead of focusing on the fight against COVID-19. … Read More >Iranian Scientists Urge IRGC Aerospace Force to Shoot Down Any Intruding US B-52s