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Sanctions threats on Turkey will disappoint: Erdogan

Posted on December 20, 2020 by News Desk

Those who threaten Turkey with sanctions will end up disappointed, the nation’s president said on Saturday. “We are determined to put across that Turkey will never hesitate to use its sovereign rights,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a highway opening. “They tried to confront Turkey using every […]

CDC issues new guidelines regarding allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on December 20, 2020 by News Desk

In December, the US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorisation for two vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The country remains the nation worst affected in the coronavirus pandemic, having registered over 17 million cases and at least 315,000 deaths. The US Centers for Disease Control […]

Nuclear security risks increased under Trump, IAEA chief says

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the world has become a more dangerous place partly due to President Donald Trump’s policies, and he urged President-elect Joe Biden to return to nuclear negotiations with Iran. In an […]

UN envoy for Afghanistan calls for reduction of violence for peace talks to make progress

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has urged all countries to continue pressuring the parties to the conflict for reducing violence in the war-torn country so that the peace process could move forward. “Regrettably, the unrelenting violence remains a serious obstacle to […]

Joe Biden defends his son Hunter over tax probe

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

Earlier in December, Hunter Biden asserted that he is under federal investigation over what he identified as “tax affairs” pertaining to his business in Ukraine and China. Elected President Joe Biden again stands with the stance of his son in connection with an ongoing probe into […]

France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week. He is one of several world leaders who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President […]

UN chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world’s rich nations to make stronger contributions to make coronavirus vaccine available to everyone on the planet. “It is not with vaccine nationalism that we are going to defeat the COVID, it is with international cooperation,” he […]

Nikki Haley urges Biden to keep ‘three critical areas’ of Trump’s FP

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

The US Electoral College confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s victory on Monday, in the 3 November presidential election with 306 ballots cast in his favor. President Donald Trump still declines to concede, pointing to what he describes as voter fraud. Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki […]

Indian farmer commits suicide at main protesting sites in Delhi

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

Thousands of farmers, who have been protesting on the outskirts of New Delhi since 26 November, are demanding the government rollback a trio of controversial laws. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the opposition of misleading the farmers. A 65-year-old farmer has committed suicide […]

US vice president to publicly get COVID vaccine Friday

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

US Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will publicly receive a COVID-19 vaccine Friday, the White House announced Wednesday evening. The move, according to the White House, comes as part of an effort to “promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the […]

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Sanctions threats on Turkey will disappoint: Erdogan

CDC issues new guidelines regarding allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

Nuclear security risks increased under Trump, IAEA chief says

UN envoy for Afghanistan calls for reduction of violence for peace talks to make progress

Joe Biden defends his son Hunter over tax probe

France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19

UN chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Nikki Haley urges Biden to keep ‘three critical areas’ of Trump’s FP

Indian farmer commits suicide at main protesting sites in Delhi

US vice president to publicly get COVID vaccine Friday

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