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Brexit: Boris Johnson’s father seeks French citizenship
The UK officially leaves the EU's orbit on Thursday night, after an often strained 48-year liaison with the European project. My mother was born in France, her mother was totally French as was her grandfather. Although the United Kingdom has entered into a post-Brexit deal with the European Union, most Britons will lose their automatic right to work and travel in the bloc of 27 countries starting ... [Full Article...]
Cuomo urges minorities to get vaccinated, despite ‘Tuskegee experiment’ concerns
Addressing the "cynicism" and "skepticism" toward the vaccine - which he had himself expressed - Cuomo insisted that "knowledgeable and trained people who I trust and respect in every field all agree that we should all take the vaccine", calling it a "community obligation" to get it. [Full Article...]
Pfizer Offers COVID Vaccine to Placebo Trial Recipients
Britain has been at the forefront of approving the new coronavirus vaccines, becoming the first country to give emergency authorisation to the Pfizer/BioNTech and the AstraZeneca/University of Oxford vaccines last month. The FDA has said pain at the injection location, tiredness, and fever are among common side effects of the vaccine. China administered three different vaccines (two developed by... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump extends restrictions on work visas, immigration till March
President Trump said that the effects of COVID-19 on the USA labour market and the health of American communities are a matter of ongoing national concern, and the considerations present in the two previous proclamations have not been eliminated. [Full Article...]
New Zealand welcomes 2021 with giant public fireworks display
In India, Delhi and several other cities have imposed a night curfew and other restrictions to prevent large New Year gatherings. In Britain, which is struggling with a more contagious variant of the virus, residents were asked to "see in the new year safely at home". [Full Article...]
Iraqis mark Soleimani's death with marches, anti-US chants
Thousands of black-clad mourners converged on Saturday night at the spot near Baghdad's worldwide airport where the United States hit the two vehicles and killed Maj-Gen Soleimani, Mr Muhandis and eight other men. Soleimani was a beloved figure in his native Iran, with his popularity reportedly extending far beyond supporters of the country's Islamic Republican system of government, owing to his e... [Full Article...]
Balochistan's Hazara angry at coal miner murders
He said six miners died on the spot and five others were critically wounded and died on the way to hospital. Soon after the incident, security forces, police, local administration and Frontier Corps (FC) cordoned off the area, while ambulances were dispatched from Quetta to retrieve the bodies. [Full Article...]
Global Covid-19 cases top 82.6mn: Johns Hopkins
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the US passed the threshold early Sunday morning. A top health official warned that healthcare is on the verge of collapse. More than 125,370 coronavirus patients were in U.S. hospitals Thursday, the fourth consecutive day that number set a record for the pandemic, COVID Tracking Project data shows. [Full Article...]