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Mon, January 25, 2021 | 01:09

Israel includes teens in vaccination drive, eyeing exams

Israel includes teens in vaccination drive, eyeing exams

Israel expanded its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to include 16- to 18-year-olds in what the government described as an effort to enable their attendance at school exams.

2021-01-24 20:26

Egypt to start COVID-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm jab: Sisi

Egypt to start COVID-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm jab: Sisi

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Saturday that Egypt would start rolling out a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign the following day with the Chinese-made Sinopharm jab. "We are starting a vaccination drive tomorrow beginning with healthcare workers followed by those suffering from chronic diseases and later the elderly," Sisi said in brief comments after unveiling sev...

2021-01-24 14:21

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week

Moscow police clash with Navalny supporters as tens of thousands rally

Moscow police clash with Navalny supporters as tens of thousands rally

Police clashed violently with protesters in Moscow and arrested more than 2,500 demonstrators in cities across the country Saturday as Russians took to the streets to denounce Kremlin rule and demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Tens of thousands nationwide answered Navalny's call to rally, issued after he was detained at a Moscow airport on arrival from G...

2021-01-24 10:32

'Choose - I kill you or rape you': Abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia's war

'Choose - I kill you or rape you': Abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia's war

The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze River, taken down a path, and given a harrowing choice.

2021-01-23 10:16

Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel's Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting their support as he seeks reelection in the country's fourth vote in less than two years.

2021-01-20 21:22

EU aims to vaccinate 70% of adults in coming months

EU aims to vaccinate 70% of adults in coming months

The European Union is aiming to inoculate 70 percent of its adult population against the coronavirus before the end of August, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas told a media conference on Tuesday. That aim, agreed in a meeting of all EU commissioners, comes as most member states are struggling to achieve liftoff with their vaccination programmes.

2021-01-20 12:49

WHO: 'Not right' to vaccinate young before old

WHO: 'Not right' to vaccinate young before old

The head of the World Health Organization says it's “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people in poorer countries.

2021-01-18 21:16

Death toll from violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83

Death toll from violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83

The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan's West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including women and children, a doctor's union and aid worker said, as sporadic violence continued Sunday. The ruling sovereign council met Sunday and said security forces would be deployed to the area.

2021-01-18 13:06

Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details

Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details

Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing ``unnecessary'' details on Tehran's nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has ``no credible civilian use'' for its development of uranium metal.

2021-01-17 19:52

France wants suspension of 'poisonous' U.S.-Europe trade spat

France wants suspension of 'poisonous' U.S.-Europe trade spat

The European Union and the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France's foreign minister said in remarks published on Sunday.

2021-01-17 19:51

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