Cyprus's cabinet all receive AstraZeneca shots to win over public | THE DAILY STAR

Cyprus's entire cabinet was inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 on Thursday in an attempt to win over a cautious public on the safety of the shots.

Syria Aid donor conference falls short of of $10 billion goal | DW News

 

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NATO Bombs on Yugoslavia | Short Doc

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WHO warns of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines - BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine -China.org.cn

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it was concerned about the potential criminal exploitation of the huge unmet global demand for COVID-19 vaccines, warned against counterfeit vaccines and urged people to stick to government-run vaccination programs.

Libye post-Kadhafi : dix ans de chaos

 

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French PM Castex receives AstraZeneca shot in bid to 'restore public confidence' - france24

 

French Prime Minister Jean Castex received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday in an event that was broadcast live on French TV as part of efforts to restore public confidence in the vaccine.

Iran’s Zarif slams UK ‘hypocrisy’ over nuclear warhead plan | Al Jazeera

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticised what he called the United Kingdom’s “utter hypocrisy” over plans to boost nuclear weapons.

EE.UU. acapara un arsenal de 1.300 millones de vacunas contra el covid y se niega a compartirlas con otros países - clarin

Estados Unidos avanza con el objetivo de vacunar a toda su población adulta en mayo y lleva un ritmo vertiginoso porque ha comprado cerca de 1.300 millones de vacunas, una cifra que sobrepasa largamente lo necesario para inmunizar a sus 330 millones de habitantes.

Jordan health minister resigns after oxygen outage kills patients | Al Jazeera

Jordan’s health minister has resigned amid growing anger after several COVID-19 patients died at a hospital when their oxygen supply ran out.

White House Has More Effective Ways Against Saudi Crown Prince Than Sanctions - Psaki - UrduPoint

The United States has "more effective ways" than imposing sanctions on Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday in the wake of controversy around slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny — RT

 Moscow has rejected a ruling by judges in Strasbourg, who have ordered the immediate release of anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny from a Russian prison, where he is facing a three-and-a-half year sentence for fraud.

Although Trump was acquitted, charges against him are indisputable — Biden - TASS

Although the Senate acquitted former president Donald Trump during the indictment trial, the substance of charges against him is not in dispute, US President Joe Biden said.

‘Political cowardice’: US reacts to Trump impeachment acquittal | Al Jazeera

Democratic Party legislators and other public figures in the United States have reacted with indignation to the results of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, after the US Senate found Trump not guilty of “inciting” a deadly riot on Capitol Hill last month.

TV Poll Shows 68% Want Johnson To Resign After UK Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths - UrduPoint

Sixty-eight percent of the viewers who answered a poll launched on Wednesday by the ITV broadcaster said they wanted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after the country passed 100,000 coronavirus deaths.

Turkey-EU Ties on Better Footing, EU's Borrell Says - Tasnim News Agency

Turkey and the European Union have started the year positively and steps to restart talks with Greece over hydrocarbons in the Mediterranean are welcome, but the EU remains concerned about human rights, the bloc’s top envoy said on Thursday.

China Says Farewell to Pompeo, Calls Him 'Doomsday Clown' - FARS

(FNA)- China on Wednesday lashed back at the "outrageous lies" made by outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and labelled him as the "doomsday clown" in a final last public joust with Pompeo.

US Secretary of State Pompeo 'deeply troubled' by Navalny arrest - The Jerusalem post

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was "deeply troubled by Russia's decision to arrest Aleksey Navalny," in a tweet on Sunday.

Zarif: Countries That ‘Protect Criminals Who Chainsaw Critics’ Shouldn’t Talk ‘Nonsense’ About Iran - Sputnik International

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian over the latter’s recent claim that Iran was “in the process of acquiring nuclear (weapons) capability” and had “destabilised” its neighbours, suggesting the French diplomat needed a “reality check.”

S Korea court upholds jail for ex-President Park Geun-hye | Al Jazeera

 

South Korea’s top court has upheld a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it wrapped up a historic corruption case that marked a striking fall from grace for the country’s first female leader.

Russia admits COVID death toll third-worst in the world | Al Jazeera

Russia on Monday said its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities in the world.