The UK Health Security Agency said that two doses of vaccines provide “much lower levels” of protection against symptomatic infection compared to the currently dominant Delta variant of Covid-19. A third booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine provides 70-75 per cent protection against symptomatic infection from the Omicron variant, the UK […]
Month: December 2021
LOS ANGELES: Jaren Jackson scored 25 points and Desmond Bane added 23 as the Memphis Grizzlies withstood LeBron James’s 100th career triple-double in a 108-95 NBA victory on Thursday. Lakers superstar James scored 20 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and handed out 11 assists and Anthony Davis added 22 points […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden warned Thursday that the United States was preparing “additional measures” against Iran as expectations grow that talks on halting Tehran’s nuclear program are set for failure. “The president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to […]
MANAGUA: Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing in a recognition of the Chinese Communist party’s One China policy and reducing Taipei’s dwindling pool of international allies. “The government of the Republic of Nicaragua today breaks diplomatic relations with Taiwan and ceases to […]
OSLO: She risks prison, he has buried several colleagues: Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, two champions of the free press, will on Friday receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize honouring a profession under attack. Ressa, co-founder of the news website Rappler, and Muratov, chief editor […]
WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court on Thursday rejected former president Donald Trump’s bid to prevent the release of White House records relating to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that President Joe Biden could waive executive privilege on the […]
To reestablish itself as a stalwart democracy, the United States is hosting a virtual summit to counter authoritarianism, fight corruption and promote human rights. What, if anything, can we expect? In the wake of a turbulent Donald Trump administration where conspiracy theories were promoted and authoritarian leadership style admired, President […]
Neeli Bendapudi is the first woman and person of colour to be named as the president of America’s prestigious Pennsylvania State University, according to the institution. Indian-origin professor Neeli Bendapudi has created history as the first woman and person of colour to be named as the president of America’s prestigious […]
The new law “will allow all children with a papa and mama, with two papas or with two mamas to have the same rights and the same protection,” Chile President Piera said. A Chilean law permitting same-sex couples to marry and adopt was signed into law Thursday by President Sebastin […]
The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Thursday announcing the change and Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the news Friday morning. Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognise only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. […]