Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China – Tedros
World
March 31, 2021
Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China – Tedros
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of…
Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines but is “at the back of the queue”
Middle East
March 31, 2021
Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines but is “at the back of the queue”
ADEN (Reuters) -Yemen received its first COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, a week after the internationally recognized government declared a health…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
World
March 31, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday their COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced…
Turkey logs highest new coronavirus cases since beginning of pandemic
Middle East
March 31, 2021
Turkey logs highest new coronavirus cases since beginning of pandemic
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since…
US open to discussing wider nuclear deal road map if Iran wishes
Middle East
March 31, 2021
US open to discussing wider nuclear deal road map if Iran wishes
PARIS (Reuters) – Efforts to sketch out initial US and Iranian steps to resume compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal…
Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An investigation by a UN team of experts found Yemen’s Huthis were responsible for a December 30…
Iran rejects ending 20% enrichment before US lifts sanctions-state TV
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Iran rejects ending 20% enrichment before US lifts sanctions-state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will not stop its 20 percent uranium enrichment before the United States lifts all sanctions, Iranian state…
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
World
March 29, 2021
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon,…
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
Middle East
March 29, 2021
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
DUBAI (Reuters) – A firm based in the United Arab Emirates will start commercial production of China’s Sinopharm vaccines in…
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s president will begin consultations with political parties next Monday on their preferred candidate to try to…