Last of 27 migrants drowned in Channel identified

Paris, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):All 27 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in the Channel last month while trying to reach Britain have now been identified, the Paris prosecutors office announced on Thursday. The final identification made was of a 29-year-old Vietnamese man, the Paris […]

EU agency backs Pfizer Covid pill for emergency use

The Hague, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):The EU’s drug regulator on Thursday allowed member states to use Pfizer’s new Covid pill ahead of its formal approval, as an emergency measure to curb an Omicron-fuelled wave. Pills like those by US pharma giant Pfizer and rival Merck have […]

EU lawmakers urge Russia sanctions over Memorial crackdown

Strasbourg, France, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):The European Parliament on Thursday urged the EU to sanction Russian officials behind a legal onslaught against the country’s most prominent rights group Memorial that could see it dissolved. Russia’s Supreme Court is currently weighing a case against the group — […]

488 journalists imprisoned, 46 killed in 2021: RSF

London-December 16 (Online): There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the NGO announced on Thursday. Report stated that, the number killed this year — 46 — was the […]

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