Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for military use
GB Today China’s military has approved a coronavirus vaccine for use within its ranks that has been developed by its…
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‘Fake jobs’: French ex-PM Fillon and his wife guilty
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife Penelope have been jailed over a “fake jobs” scandal.…
Iran sues Trump for killing Gen Soleimani
US President Donald Trump and a number of officials were sued by Iran for their involvement in the…
Declare COVID-19 vaccines a global common good: Global leaders
UNB: Some 105 global leaders including 18 Nobel Laureates have signed a call initiated by Yunus Centre to…
Global coronavirus infections top 10 million
AFP:Global infections from the novel coronavirus on Sunday surpassed 10 million as the rate of new cases surges.…
Swarms of locusts reach outskirts of Indian capital city
Xinhua: Swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts Saturday invaded Gurugram, the outskirts of Indian capital city Delhi. Witnesses said…
Russia denies paying Afghan militants to kill US troops
Russia has rejected as “baseless” accusations that it offered Taliban-linked militants rewards to kill US and other Nato…
Micheal Martin elected new PM of Ireland
Xinhua: Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has been elected as new prime minister of Ireland in a vote…
‘Three dead’ after stabbing attack in Glasgow
Three people are believed to have died after an incident at a hotel in Glasgow city centre. It…
Global experts say paradigm shift key to avert post COVID-19 food crisis
Xinhua: Countries must overhaul food production systems, ensure they are climate-resilient and profitable at small-holder level to avert…
S. Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot
AFP: South Africa will roll out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week, the university leading the…
A quarter-billion children getting no education: UN
AFP: Nearly 260 million children had no access to schooling in 2018, a United Nations agency said in…
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 471,640
UNB:The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 471,640 on Tuesday morning, according to the Centre for System Science…
US bill on Xinjiang interferes in China’s internal affairs: Experts
UNB:Experts on Monday said that the signing of a so-called human rights act related to China’s Xinjiang Uygur…
Indian, Chinese troops agree to disengage from friction points in Ladakh: Sources
Top Chinese and Indian military commanders have arrived at a consensus on the “outstanding issues” and agreed to…
Chinese hackers attack several Indian entities; top targets include defence ministry, Jio
Chinese hackers have increased attempts to hack several Indian entities after the recent border clash between the two…
Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine trial on monkeys successful: minister
Xinhua:Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation announced on Monday that the country’s COVID-19 vaccine trial…
No reported death from Covid-19 in Netherlands in past 24 hours
Xinhua: For the first time since the beginning of March, no COVID-19 patient was reported dead in the…
Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO
The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health…
WHO eyes hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses before 2021
The World Health Organization said Thursday that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by…