Blast, gunfire at Aden airport after plane carrying new government lands, 5 killed
Reuters :At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on Aden airport, shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed...
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US congressman-elect Letlow dies of Covid-19
Reuters :US Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana died on Tuesday of Covid-19, his campaign said.Letlow, 41, announced on December 18 that he had tested positive...
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
AP, Tehran :The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to...
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
AP, Columbus :A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill – a Black man who...
From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women in 2020
Reuters :From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble...
Britain must vaccinate 2m a week to prevent a third Covid-19 wave
Reuters :Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, a study by the London School of...
Covid drives Dutch death rate up to highest level since WWII
Reuters, Amsterdam :The number of deaths in the Netherlands increased at the highest rate since World War Two this year due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
17 fishermen feared dead after boat sinks in Arctic Russia
Reuters:A Russian fishing trawler capsized and sank in the freezing waters of the northern Barents Sea on Monday, with 17 of its 19 crew members...
2020 weather disasters boosted by climate change: Report
The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of...
Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days
Reuters, New Delhi : The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian...
101-year-old woman first in Germany to receive coronavirus vaccine
AFP :A 101-year-old woman in an elderly care home became the first person in Germany to be inoculated against coronavirus on Saturday, a day before...