Covid-19: Mexico approves Chinese vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac – govt

MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac. The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic. Mexico has officially registered around 170,000 deaths from Covid-19 — the world’s…

Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

YANGON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-coup protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, as US President JoeBiden announced sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation’s generals and demanded they relinquish power. There has been an outpouring of anger and defiance since the militaryousted civilian…

Covid-19: British strain to reach Russia in mid-spring, expert says

MOSCOW, Feb 11 (NNN-TASS) — The British coronavirus strain will inevitably reach Russia in mid-spring, Yevgeny Timakov, chief physician of the Leader of Medicine medical center and specialist in infectious diseases and vaccines, said. “The British strain will reach Russia sooner of later. It will be here, most likely, in…

Nigeria: 19 Boko Haram militants killed in gunfight with military

ABUJA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 19 fleeing Boko Harammilitants were killed in an encounter with the Nigerian military in thenortheastern state of Borno, according to security sources. Five gun trucks belonging to the Boko Haram group were also destroyedduring the gunfight in Rann, a town in the Kala…

Ecuador election: Outgoing president urges officials to give accurate vote count quickly

QUITO, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s outgoing President Lenin Moreno called on the National Electoral Council (CNE) to deliver accurate election results quickly, as doubt remains days after the vote over who will join Andres Arauz in an April presidential run-off. “The country needs the results, but also the total…

Pres Biden asks court to pause move to ban TikTok in US

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration has asked a US federal court to pause proceedings aimed at banning TikTok to allow for a fresh review of the national security threat from the popular Chinese-owned video app. The filing in a federal appeals court said the new administration…

Covid-19: Germany extends lockdown to March 7

BERLIN, Feb 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany will extend lockdown efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic for three more weeks till March 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 federal state leaders decided on Wednesday. According to the decision paper published following a video conference, the restrictions tackling the spread of…

US backs Japan concerns on China ships

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China’s incursions into Japanese territorialwaters, recommitting to the ally’s defense. In a telephone call, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister ToshimitsuMotegi “expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China’s enactment of a new…

Haitian police fire tear gas on protesters, journalists

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police fired tear gas onhundreds of protesters who were marching against President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince Wednesday, and attacked journalists covering thedemonstration, in the latest clashes to mark the country’s political crisis. The protesters accuse Moise of illegally extending his term in office. He…

Trump impeachment trial: Terrifying riot footage dominates 2nd day proceeding

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Impeachment prosecutors Wednesday aired terrifying, never-before-seen footage of senior US politicians fleeing for their lives during the January assault on Congress by Donald Trump supporters on day two of the former president’s Senate trial. With painstaking, graphic presentations, Democratic impeachment managers walked senators through hours…