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Boris Johnson calls for new global treaty to fight pandemics
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday joined over 20 other world leaders to call for a new international treaty to help the world prepare for and...
Canada pauses AstraZeneca vaccine for under 55
Canada on Monday suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under age 55 following concerns it might be linked to rare...
US ignores Pak in climate change summit
Following Pakistan's exclusion from a virtual summit hosted by the US on climate change slated to take place next month, the country's civil society...
Denmark to review repatriation of kids from Syrian camps
The Danish government and a majority of parties in Parliament have agreed to set up a task force to investigate how to repatriate minors from refugee...
Sri Lanka plans to hold provincial council polls towards year end:...
Sri Lanka plans to hold the long-pending council elections in all of its nine provinces towards the year end and the government will soon discuss the...
Vietnam Sentences Flight Attendant For Spreading Coronavirus
Vietnam has been praised for its efforts to contain the virus through mass testing and tracing and strict centralized quarantining.
Morocco suspends air traffic with France, Spain over COVID-19
The ban on flights will remain in place until further notice.
Canada halts AstraZeneca vax for adults under 55 yrs
"Cases identified so far have been primarily in women under the age of 55 years, although cases in men have also been reported and have mostly...