Canada reports second case of rare blood clot after AstraZeneca jab By: AFP on April 18, 2021Canada has recorded the second case of rare but serious blood clotting linked to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, authorities confirmed on Snday. Canadian authorities still recommend people get the vaccine jab. The patient, who lives in the western province of Alberta and received a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the Serum Institute of India, […]
Prince Philip is laid to rest as somber queen sits alone By: Agencies on April 18, 2021As military bands played and a procession of royals escorted his coffin to the church, Prince Philip was laid to rest Saturday in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the UK, the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid the […]
Covid death toll passes three million as India cases surge By: Agencies on April 18, 2021The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiralling infection numbers. It is the latest grim milestone after the novel coronavirus surfaced in central China in December 2019 and went on to infect […]
In Brazil, graveyard shift reveals staggering cost of pandemic By: Agencies on April 18, 2021In almost three decades of working in Sao Paulo’s largest cemetery, the oldest gravediggers can’t remember performing more than 10 night burials. But since the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic swept across Brazil, that exception has become the rule. The vertiginous rise in deaths in Sao Paulo in recent months has forced the mayor […]
EU poised to unveil green-friendly investment list By: Agencies on April 18, 2021The European Commission will next week present the first part of a “green taxonomy” list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas. The classification system, to be published on Wednesday, is mandated under a 2019 agreement between member states and […]
From hero to zero: Uruguay’s coronavirus boomerang By: Agencies on April 18, 2021Battling the world’s highest coronavirus infection rate as ambulances queue to deposit patients at hospitals bulging at the seams, Uruguay has gone from a shining example of Covid-19 control to a nation in pandemic crisis. Last June, the government was toying with the idea of declaring Uruguay Covid-19-free after several days without any new infections. […]
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever By: Agencies on April 17, 2021Iran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with world powers after an attack on its main atomic site. A top official said only a few grams an hour of uranium gas would be enriched up to […]
Tens of thousands flee north Nigeria town after jihadist attacks By: Agencies on April 17, 2021Tens of thousands of people have fled the northeastern Nigeria town of Damasak following jihadist attacks that killed more than 20 people, local officials and the UN said on Friday. Fighters from the so-called Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the town in Borno state three times in a week to strike a military […]
Indian cop arrested in Kashmir for blocking anti-rebel ops By: Agencies on April 17, 2021Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said Friday that they arrested one of their own officers and dismissed her for obstructing a counterinsurgency operation in the disputed region. The officer livestreamed a cordon and search operation by government forces in southern Frisal village on Wednesday “with the intent of disrupting the search operation,” police said in a […]
Pressure on Spain govt to extend state of emergency By: Agencies on April 17, 2021With infections again on the rise and Europe’s vaccine rollout delayed over clotting concerns, the Spanish government is under pressure to extend a state of emergency to fight the pandemic. Activated in October, the measure allows the central and regional governments to adopt measures that curb individual freedoms, such as imposing curfews and closing regional […]