Covid-19: 33 elderly people in Norway dead after first dose of vaccine

 OSLO, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Norway has recorded 33 deaths of elderly people who received a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine since the start of the country’s vaccination campaign in late December. Several countries have also reported post-vaccination deaths but health authorities believe they are not related to the vaccine. Denmark,…

Covid-19: Colombian defense minister dies of coronavirus complications

BOGOTA, Jan 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died Tuesday of complications stemming from Covid-19, the country’s president said. “Carlos Holmes Trujillo died at dawn today, after complications in hishealth while he was battling Covid-19,” President Ivan Duque said in a video posted on Twitter. Duque…

Italy PM tenders resignation: president

ROME, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submitted his resignation Tuesday to President Sergio Mattarella, in a bid to form a new, stronger government. Mattarella accepted the resignation and “reserves the right to decide (what to do next) and invited the government to stay in office in…

Covid-19: First case of variant from Brazil confirmed in US

Covid-19 testing in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States, in a person who had recently returned to Minnesota after travelling to that country, state health officials announced. The virus known as…

Mexican president ‘well and strong’ with COVID-19

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is doing well and working from the presidential palace, his interior minister said. “We can say with all sincerity and frankness that the president is well and strong, coordinating matters,” said Olga Sanchez,…

Covid-19: Stop hoarding vaccines, South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells rich countries

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged wealthy countries to stop hoarding excess COVID-19 vaccines that they had ordered but did not immediately need, saying the world needed to act together to fight the pandemic. “We need those who have hoarded the…

Covid-19: Croatian PM warns against “vaccine hijacking” amid delivery delays in EU

Andrej Plenkovic tested positive for covid-19 in November 2020 ZAGREB, Jan 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Vaccine diplomacy has turned into vaccine hijacking, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said, commenting on delays of COVID-19 vaccine delivery in the European Union (EU). Plenkovic noted that pharmaceutical companies should respect the deal they have reached with the EU.…

Over 450 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in a week; 12 died, 67 missing: IOM

TRIPOLI, Jan 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that more than 450 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week. “In the period of 19 to 25 January 2021, 452 migrants were rescued/intercepted at sea and returned to Libya,”…

Update: Cyclone Eloise kills 6, displaces 8,300 in Mozambique – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tropical Cyclone Eloise has left at least six people dead, 12 injured and has affected more than 176,000 people in Central Mozambique, UN humanitarians said in its preliminary reports. Eloise made landfall on Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding to the Beira City area,…

China overtakes US as largest recipient of foreign direct investment: UN

China’s gross domestic product grew 2.3 per cent in 2020 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has overtaken the United States as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment, which rose by 4 per cent to reach 163 billion dollars in 2020, according to a UN report.By contrast, that…