News Desk: WASHINGTON, Feb 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – President Joe Biden anticipates the US rivalry with China will take the form of “extreme competition” rather than conflict between the two world powers. Biden said in an excerpt of a CBS interview aired Sunday that he has not spoken with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping since he became US president. “He’s very […]
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News Desk: YANGON, Feb 7, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Thousands rallied against the Myanmar coup in Yangon Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to quash outrage over the military’s power grab from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the second straight day of demonstrations in Myanmar’s largest city. Many were dressed in the signature red of Suu Kyi’s political […]
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News Desk: Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections. The decision prompted swift reactions from both Israel, which is not a member of the court and rejects its jurisdiction, and the Palestinian Authority, which welcomed […]
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News Desk: LONDON, Feb 6, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Britain’s Oxford University said on Friday its researchers behind the joint AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine had found it to be effective against the UK virus variant now dominant across the country. The university, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, said an ongoing assessment of its effectiveness showed that it has […]
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News Desk: Three Democratic US senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the companies more accountable when posts result in harm. Called the SAFE TECH Act, the legislation would mark the latest effort to make US social media companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google, […]
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News Desk: US congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report released on Thursday in calling for new standards and testing requirements. The panel examined products made by Nurture Inc, Hain Celestial Group Inc, Beech-Nut Nutrition and Gerber, a unit of Nestle, […]
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News Desk: MEXICO CITY, Feb 3, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Mexico on Tuesday approved Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, following the release of positive trial results. The move is a boost to the Latin American nation’s efforts to keep its immunization program on track in the face […]
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News Desk: A Moscow court on Tuesday jailed the Kremlin’s most prominent critic Alexei Navalny for nearly three years, triggering fierce condemnation from the West and calls for his immediate release. The court’s decision to turn a 2014 suspended sentence into real jail time will see Navalny, a 44-year-old anti-corruption campaigner who accuses the Kremlin of poisoning him last year, […]
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News Desk: ROME, Jan 31, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Italy’s medicines agency on Saturday approved the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults but recommended alternatives be given to people aged over 55. AIFA’s decision comes a day after the European Union gave the green light for the jab, but Germany’s vaccine commission recommended against using it on older people amid questions […]
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News Desk: The move was firmly criticised by the World Health Organization and risked stoking conflict with the UK just weeks after London and Brussels sealed a trade deal. “We paid these companies to increase production and now we expect them to deliver,” EU Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters. “Today’s measure has been adopted with the utmost urgency. The […]
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