Fri 17 December 2021: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued advice on the emergency use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill called Paxlovid. The European Union (EU) drug regulator on Thursday said the medicine, which is not yet authorized in the EU, can be used to treat adults with Covid-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: Following weeks of scandal and rising COVID-19 infections, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that is being viewed as a referendum on his government. Helen Morgan, a centrist who represents England’s third largest party in North Shropshire, , overturned a Conservative […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: Nearly 70 million people also suffered from malnutrition in the Arab world last year, according to UN report. According to the United Nations, a third of the Arab world’s 420 million people do not have enough food to eat. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report released […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, was admitted to hospital on Thursday and will undergo a full medical examination, according to the medical facility. Mahathir arrived at 7:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) and is expected to stay for a few days, according to the National Heart Institute. It did not specify […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Late Tuesday, the US special envoy to Afghanistan announced that the US will donate 1 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan. “The United States has offered the people of Afghanistan one million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses through #COVAX,” Thomas West said on Twitter. With the additional vaccine doses, the total […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: According to the interior ministry, there are 110,000 fake health passes in circulation in France, and hundreds of investigations have been launched against the creators and users of the forged documents. Access to public transportation, restaurants, and cultural events requires a health pass that shows proof of vaccination, Covid recovery, or […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: As the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) retains the lockdown restrictions at Adjusted Alert Level 1, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has called for responsible behaviour and stronger compliance with COVID-19 prevention and treatment protocols during the festive season. “The NCCC has reflected on the current COVID-19 situation and deliberated on […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Government clears proposal to raise minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, but rights activists say the move could be a ‘disaster’. The Indian government has cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, according to media reports, as women’s […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Wayne Maley, a New Zealand road worker, was one of ten people honored on Thursday for saving lives during a deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch in 2019. On March 15, that year, a gunman opened fire at two mosques in the city, killing 51 people. “The courage demonstrated by […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: The World Bank’s fund to assist the world’s poorest countries received a $93 billion injection of cash on Wednesday to help scale up funding for pandemic recovery and other projects. The International Development Association (IDA), located in Washington, said it was the largest ever replenishment for the development lender, which gives […]
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