Month: November 2021
Moderna Says New Vaccine for Omicron Variant May Be Ready in Early 2022
Bloomberg — Moderna Inc. Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton said he suspects the new omicron coronavirus variant may elude current vaccines, and if so, a reformulated shot could be available early in the new year.“We should know about the ability
Read MoreMichael Cohen: prosecutors could ‘indict Trump tomorrow’ if they wanted – The Guardian
Michael Cohen: prosecutors could ‘indict Trump tomorrow’ if they wanted The Guardian
Read MoreLava Surges From Spanish Island’s Volcano After New Vents Open Up
MADRID — Several new volcanic vents have opened up on the Spanish island of La Palma, releasing new lava that is speeding down a ridge and threatening to widen the damages on evacuated land, roads and homes, authorities said Sunday.
Read MoreLithuania says Belarus will keep testing West, urges NATO rethink
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Sunday that the NATO military alliance needs to change its stance towards Belarus, whose military, he said, was becoming more integrated with Russian armed forces. Nauseda also told a news conference
Read MoreIn slap at China, US praises South Africa’s detection of new Covid strain
Travellers queue for Covid tests at Johannesburg airport on November 27, 2021, after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant Washington (AFP) – The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly
Read More‘It’s all lies’: Migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers
By Yara Abi Nader and Joanna Plucinska ORLA/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) – Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36, were told by people smugglers that they would easily be able to get to Germany from Belarus. They just had
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial finally to begin in earnest – The Guardian
Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial finally to begin in earnest The Guardian ‘You Are Not Special’: Ghislaine Maxwell’s Complaints From Jail Bloomberg Ghislaine Maxwell ready to take stand to defend herself at trial: report New York Post Ghislaine Maxwell’s accusers say she sexually exploited
Read MoreNew Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labor and gives birth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -New Zealand Member of Parliament Julie Anne Genter got on her bicycle early on Sunday and headed to the hospital. She was already in labour and she gave birth an hour later. “Big news!” the Greens politician posted
Read MoreEuropean Migration Officials Meet After Deaths in English Channel
CALAIS, France — Top European migration officials held an emergency meeting Sunday in the French port of Calais to find ways to better fight migrant smuggling, after 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain in an
Read MoreMore Countries Find Omicron Variant as Officials Grapple With Response
Countries around the world reported their first cases as some imposed new travel restrictions, racing to protect themselves against the fast-spreading strain ahead of a potentially severe winter wave.
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