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Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

Posted on January 4, 2021 by News Desk

Jerusalem-Israel said Sunday two million people will have received a two-dose Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January, a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts is the world’s fastest. Starting on December 19, when Netanyahu got his first jab, Israel launched an aggressive push to […]

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of House of Representatives

Posted on January 4, 2021 by News Desk

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives for the 117th Congress on Sunday. Pelosi received 216 out of 427 votes to secure the speakership for a fourth term. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California received 209 votes. The […]

Taliban threaten response to US-supported airstrikes breaching peace deal

Posted on January 4, 2021 by News Desk

US-supported airstrikes against the Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan violate the Doha peace deal and will lead to a response, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday. “American forces have carried out repeated airstrikes against the Mujahidin of Islamic Emirate in Nangarhar and Helmand provinces over the past […]

Headquarters of Saudi forces in Southern Yemen rocked by explosion

Posted on January 4, 2021 by News Desk

The headquarters of the Saudi forces in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan was hit by an explosion, the Yemeni Belqees TV broadcaster reported on Sunday. According to the media outlet, the blast occurred in the province’s area of Shukra. Meanwhile, the Yemeni Almasdar Online news portal reported, […]

56 civilians killed in Niger terrorist attack

Posted on January 3, 2021 by News Desk

On Saturday, at least 56 civilians were killed after terrorists attacked two villages in southwestern Niger, a government official said. The incident also left 20 critically injured occurred in Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye villages near the Malian border, he added. He said soldiers have been dispatched […]

Florida patient infected with UK Covid-19 variant reportedly out of isolation

Posted on January 3, 2021 by News Desk

Health officials in Florida on Thursday, emphasized to having been found the first case with a new variant of COVID-19 strain originated from the UK, infecting the Sunshine State which is the third US state. This discovery also followed finding numerous cases in Colorado and California. In addition to […]

Pentagon recalls USS Nimitz amid high tensions in Mideast

Posted on January 1, 2021 by News Desk

Amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran on the eve of the anniversary of the US-ordered assassination of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani on 3 January, Air Force B-52 bombers flew nonstop from the United States to the Persian Gulf in a show of force […]

Zarif says Iran has intelligence on US plot to fabricate pretext for war

Posted on January 1, 2021 by News Desk

Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged that “Iran-backed militias” were responsible for a recent attack on the Baghdad Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy complex. The Islamic Republic and its allies vocally denied the claims, with Tehran suggesting the timing of the […]

WHO grants 1st emergency use validation to Pfizer vaccine

Posted on January 1, 2021 by News Desk

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday listed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as the first such drug to receive its emergency validation since the coronavirus outbreak began a year ago. “This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO […]

China approves first vaccine for market rollout

Posted on December 31, 2020 by News Desk

China on Thursday announced it has approved the first vaccine for market use in the country. The country’s Medical Products Administration officially granted “conditional marketing authorization” for state-owned Sinopharm vaccine, CGTN News reported. The Beijing-based pharmaceutical company on Wednesday announced that its two-dose inactivated vaccine […]

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Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of House of Representatives

Taliban threaten response to US-supported airstrikes breaching peace deal

Headquarters of Saudi forces in Southern Yemen rocked by explosion

56 civilians killed in Niger terrorist attack

Florida patient infected with UK Covid-19 variant reportedly out of isolation

Pentagon recalls USS Nimitz amid high tensions in Mideast

Zarif says Iran has intelligence on US plot to fabricate pretext for war

WHO grants 1st emergency use validation to Pfizer vaccine

China approves first vaccine for market rollout

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