Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
Tue, 2020-12-08 05:29 WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four...
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British grandma gets first Pfizer coronavirus vaccine outside trial
Author: Reuters ID: 1607413692073275100 Tue, 2020-12-08 07:43 LONDON: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive...
Germany may need tougher COVID-19 curbs before Christmas, minister says
Author: Reuters ID: 1607410370043146900 Tue, 2020-12-08 06:41 BERLIN: Germany might tighten its restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Jens Spahn...
Hong Kong to limit dining, close gyms and beauty salons to curb coronavirus
Author: Reuters ID: 1607417888683483600 Tue, 2020-12-08 08:55 HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Tuesday the city would once again ban dining in restaurants after...
India farmers block railway tracks, roads in national action against new laws
Author: AFP ID: 1607422141633759000 Tue, 2020-12-08 10:04 NEW DELHI: Railway tracks and highways were blocked across India as farmers launched a national day of...
Persons With Disabilities Among Worst Affected by Coronavirus
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) – The UN commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3. In his message for the Day, the...
Nigerian Focus Group Reveals Why Ending Gender-Based Violence is Necessary
ABUJA, Dec 04 (IPS) – Every year, the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence begins on November 25 and ends December 10. The theme...
Misinformation on Social Media Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy: a Global Study Shows the Link
Dec 04 (IPS) – Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to...
When Big Powers Clash, the UNs Most Powerful Body Disappears
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (IPS) – At the height of the Cold War back in the 1960s, a Peruvian diplomat, Dr. Victor Andres Belaunde,...
Bidens Opportunity To End Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
NEW YORK, Dec 07 (IPS) – Recently I had an opportunity to brief a group of European diplomats and journalists on a variety of...
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