WHO predicts Covid-19 pandemic may extend beyond 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes it is unlikely the Coronavirus pandemic （COVID-19）will come to an end this year. “I think it will be very premature and unrealistic to think…
Freezer Firm To Launch Probe After Japan Vaccines Spoiled
Japan said Tuesday an investigation would be launched after more than 1,000 coronavirus vaccine doses had to be thrown out when a freezer storing them malfunctioned. A medical institution reported…
U.S. failure to sanction prince over Khashoggi’s killing ‘dangerous’ – U.N expert
A U.N. human rights investigator said on Monday that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler as having approved an operation…
DRC records 3 new ebola cases as one recover
Three more new cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Butembo health zone in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an official said. The Provincial…
No media freedom in China; foreign journalists complain of intimidation – Survey
China is increasingly cracking down on the work of foreign journalists, according to a survey published on Monday. China’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCCC) said its annual survey had showed for…
Saudi crown prince should be punished “without delay” – Khashoggi’s fiancée
The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a U.S. intelligence report found he had approved the…
Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain – UK’s Supreme Court rules
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship…
Manchester United announces partnership with StarTimes to offer MUTV in Africa
Millions of Manchester United fans in Africa will gain access to MUTV under an agreement with StarTimes, the continent’s leading digital TV operator. StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in…
COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson’s Single Shot Vaccine Highly Effective – US Regulator
The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The…
First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
The World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the world’s poorest people and tame the pandemic…