New Zealand imposes 1st COVID-19 lockdown
2021-02-14
New Zealand imposes first lock down restrictions for three days since October, on city of Auckland, its most populous city.Continue Reading
India inoculates 8m people against COVID-19
2021-02-14
More than eight million people in India receive vaccines against Coronavirus since start of mass vaccination campaign.Continue Reading
Trump acquitted in historic 2nd impeachment trial
2021-02-14
The historic second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate ended with his acquittal.Continue Reading
More than 90 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast – UNHCR
2021-02-13
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), late Friday, said that more than 90 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast.Continue Reading
WHO advances research on post COVID-19 condition
2021-02-12
WHO says far more research is needed into the “constellation” among people who have recovered from COVID-19.Continue Reading
AU council, NGO sign MoU to promote women, gender affairs
2021-02-12
The African Union (ECOSOSCC) has signed MoU with Dr Rhoda Makinde Initiative (DROMI), aimed at promoting women and gender affairs in Nigeria.Continue Reading
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer
2021-02-12
First batch of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan on Friday, with official approval for shots expected within days, ahead of the Olympic Games.Continue Reading
Teenager kills minority Ahmadiyya man in Pakistan
2021-02-12
Pakistani teenager shoots, kills man from minority Ahmadiyya community, latest in series of hate crimes against persecuted group.Continue Reading
Myanmar military arrests six politicians as protests continue
2021-02-11
Myanmar’s military arrest at least six more members of the country’s ousted government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, including one of her close advisers.Continue Reading
117-year-old nun survives COVID-19, 2 World Wars, Spanish Flu
2021-02-11
Europe’s oldest person, Sister Andre, a nun, aged 117 years survives coronavirus after living through two world wars, as well as 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.Continue Reading