Ireland suspends AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears
AFP :Ireland suspended the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, following reports of blood clots in adults who received the shot in Norway....
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Protesters in Argentina attack bus carrying president
AFP :Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday as he visited an area devastated by...
Londoners protest after police officer charged with woman’s murder
Reuters :Police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday after more than a thousand people gathered to mark the killing of a 33-year-old...
Indian EC rules out attack on Mamata
PTI :The Indian Election Commission of India ruled out a conspiracy in the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram district...
Italy toughens Covid restrictions, imposes Easter lockdown
Reuters :Most of Italy, including its capital Rome and its financial centre Milan, will have curbs on business and movement intensified from Monday as the...
Bolivia political tensions reignite with arrest of ex-President Anez
Reuters :Bolivia’s socialist government arrested former interim President Jeanine Anez on Saturday over involvement in an alleged 2019 coup, reigniting political tensions after deadly protests...
India reviews AstraZeneca side effects
AFP :India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca shot although no cases of blood clots have been reported...
Car bomb kills 8 in western Afghanistan
AFP :A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned...
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
AP :Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a man waving and smiling in her rearview mirror.Elsewhere, this may...
Number of missing Nigerian students raised to 39 after armed raid: Kaduna state
Reuters, Kaduna :Nine more students than originally thought are missing after gunmen stormed a forestry college in northwest Nigeria earlier this week, a government official...
India sees worst single-day rise in Covid cases since December 24
Al Jazeera :India has registered its worst single-day increase in coronavirus cases since late December as the western state of Maharashtra battles a resurgence.India’s health...
Western countries call on Russia at UN rights body to release Navalny
Reuters :Dozens of countries including the United States called on Russia on Friday to release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny saying his imprisonment was unlawful and...