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Covid-19: World lost equivalent of 255 mn jobs in 2020, says UN

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations…

Covid-19: EU warns AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery delay

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union issued an angry warning to pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca over its unexpected delay…

Covid-19: Rich and poor vaccine divide worsening, warns WHO

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the…

Iran To Stop IAEA Additional Protocol Inspections, If Nuke Parties Do Not Implement Commitments

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, if the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

Covid-19: Top adviser warns France at ’emergency’ virus moment

More than 26,000 are now in hospital with the virus, according to government data  PARIS, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s top medical advisor…

Covid-19: Dutch PM condemns lockdown riots as ‘criminal volence’

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte  AMSTERDAM, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte condemned riots across the country this weekend…

Climate change: 480,000 killed by extreme weather this century

A flooded area of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the passage of cyclone Idai. PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost half a…

Central African Republic war crimes suspect Mahamat Said surrenders to ICC: Statement

Seleka fighters stand in their base before a mission in the town of Lioto, Central African Republic, on June 9,…

Covid-19: Pres Biden to reinstate travel bans on most non-US citizens – White House official

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden will announce he is re-imposing a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US…

Covid-19: Portuguese defense minister tests positive; mild condition

LISBON, Jan 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Portuguese Defense Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms, his office…