Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat from Sunday – Officials
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns…
COVID-19: Rich nations have cornered half of future vaccine supply – Oxfam raises concern
A group of wealthy nations representing 13 per cent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future Covid-19 vaccines, according to…
International arrivals to Abu Dhabi must wear COVID-19 tracking device
International passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi airport will now have to wear a tracking device while they complete a mandatory 14-day home quarantine due to COVID-19, according to state-owned Etihad…
COVID-19: WHO urges countries to be consistent in messaging the public
The World Health Organisation’s top emergency expert, asked on Thursday about contradictory remarks by President Donald Trump and U.S. health officials on COVID-19, said it was important for all countries…
Trump Insists COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Ready By October, Contradicts Top Expert
President Donald Trump expressed renewed confidence Wednesday that a viable Covid-19 vaccine would be ready by October, directly contradicting a top administration health expert and facing fierce criticism from his…
COVID-19: Misinformation fuelling vaccine hesitancy around the world- UN chief warns
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has drawn attention to what he called “vaccine hesitancy”, which he blamed on misinformation, warning of the rise in the mistrust of vaccines. The…
African countries gear up for return to international football in October
African countries are gearing up for a return to international football next month but with many borders throughout the continent still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic most teams are…
Turkish diplomat and politician, Volkan Bozkir takes over from Nigeria’s Bande as UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday bowed out of office as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. He handed over the…
COVID-19 has stalled 2 decades of progress in tackling poverty, disease – Bill Gates
The coronavirus pandemic had stalled 20 years of progress in fighting poverty and disease, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday. A report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials resume in Brazil
Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the country’s health regulator got confirmation over the weekend that…