Denmark finds 214 people with mink-related coronavirus
Al Jazeera News :Denmark’s State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases, has found mink-related strands of the novel coronavirus in 214 people since June,...
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India-made Covid-19 vaccine likely by February: Govt scientist
Al Jazeera News :An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February – months earlier than expected – as last-stage trials begin...
Ilhan Omar re-elected in US House of Representatives
Al Jazeera News :US Representative Ilhan Omar has won a second term in the Congress Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Omar, 38, defeated her...
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in opposition-ruled Tigray
Al Jazeera News :Ethiopia’s government has declared a state of emergency in the northern Tigray region after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accused the opposition-led local...
‘Praying that Biden wins’: Asylum seekers hold their breath as U.S. votes
Reuters, Monterrey :In a makeshift refugee camp just across the border from Brownsville, Texas, Oscar Borjas and a few friends are planning to gather on...
Republic TV founder arrested in suicide case
BBC Online :Arnab Goswami, one of India’s top news anchors, has been arrested in connection with an abetment to suicide case.Police said the Republic TV...
Rival factions in Libya agree on implementation of ceasefire deal
Al Jazeera News :Libya’s rival military factions have agreed on a plan for implementing a ceasefire deal reached last month, the United Nations’ acting envoy...
Myanmar fugitive monk Wirathu hands himself over to police
Reuters, Yangon :Hardline Buddhist nationalist monk Ashin Wirathu handed himself over to police in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon on Monday after more than a...
UAE Prime Minister receives coronavirus vaccine shot
Al Jazeera News :Prime Minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has said...
Rising Covid-19 cases push Spain to impose tighter restrictions
Reuters, Madrid :The northern Spanish region of Castilla and Leon ordered a shutdown of bars and restaurants on Tuesday and demanded tougher measures from the...
Ivory Coast President claims landslide win, opposition cries foul
Al Jazeera News :Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally won a third term in office with 94.27 percent of the vote, the electoral commission...