German BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September
BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the vaccine it developed with Pfizer on babies as young as six…
Tag: Political Uprising
Biden’s first 100 days in foreign policy
US President Joe Biden vowed to reset Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy and focus on international diplomacy.
Constitutional Court in Ecuador decriminalises abortion in rape cases
In Ecuador, a conservative country with an 80 percent Catholic population, a woman risks up to three years in prison…
Fearing a prolonged flight ban, Jets in demand to escape India’s COVID horror
Some Indians swamp private jet operators with requests to whisk them back to safety.An estimated 3.5 million Indians live and…
Uber to start new services in Saudi Arabia
Uber is going live with advance booking and hourly rides in KSA .These are meant for pre-booking an airport ride…
Biden admin sanctions Guatemala officials ahead of important meeting
United States sanctions target a member of Guatemala’s Congress and a former presidential chief of staff over alleged corruption.
Indian state orders cracks down on individuals and hospitals reporting shortages
Indian state Uttar Pradesh’s BJP government accused of ordering crackdown on individuals and hospitals reporting shortages.
US health dept announces new rules for prescription of opioid treatment
US Health Department loosens restrictions on buprenorphine, a drug that helps with opioid cravings, amid record overdose deaths.
US to raise minimum wage to $15 for contractors
United States President will issue an executive order to raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of federal contract…
Bayern Munich appoints new coach to replace Flick
Bayern Munich has hired RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann to replace the departing Hansi Flick starting next season.
Turkey’s top court refuses to hear pro-Kurdish MP’s appeal
Turkish court has refused to hear expelled member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey appeal against his expulsion.
Italian Police arrest navy captain for spying
Italy expelled two Russian diplomats after police said they caught an Italian navy captain passing secret documents in return for…
Woman pays $96,000 to get rid of jinn
A Kuwaiti woman has accused two other women of swindling nearly 30,000 dinars from her by purportedly ridding her of…
Adani Group to consult on Myanmar port project after report on military links
Human rights groups reported India’s Adani Group subsidiary had agreed to pay millions of dollars in rent to a military-controlled…
Kuwait parliament witnesses noisy clash as lawmakers provoke each other
Two lawmakers were caught up in a heated exchange while motion to interrogate Prime Minister has been postponed to 2022.
Why hate crimes difficult to convict in US
There are growing calls for the suspect who killed six Asian women around Atlanta to be charged with a hate…
Sudan govt signs MOU with rebel group on separation of religion and state
Sharia law first imposed in Sudan in 1983, maintained by the now deposed president for the duration of his 30-year-long…
Bahrain unveils wage protection system to limit labour disputes
Bahrain unveiled a phased system aimed to protect wages of private sector employees, will be rolled out in three phases…
Modi Visits brought violent protest in Bangladesh, dozens injured
More than a dozen people injured after clashing with police after a two-day visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
More expats granted Omani nationality, Important criteria facts
Thirty nine expats in Oman granted citizenship, taking the total number of foreigners to be given Omani nationality this year…
Brazil’s army fails in key mission halting Amazon deforestation
Amazon was aflame two years ago, ravaged by arsonists and loggers. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to war.
Pope Francis orders cardinals and clerics to take a 10% pay cut
Vatican said Francis issued a decree introducing proportional cuts starting on April 1, most lay employees would not be affected…