By Nikolaj Skydsgaard and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen. COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine altogether, following news of its possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities said ... .
PresidentJoe Biden is advancing controversial Trump-era plans to transfer $23.4 billion in sophisticated weaponry to the United Arab Emirates, a State Department spokesperson told HuffPost on Tuesday ― despite concerns from influential lawmakers and progressive activists, as well as the Biden administration’s promise to review the package ...U.S ... 1 ... 2.
Alexei Navalny filed a complaint from his Pokrov prison, east of Moscow. But not for the reasons one might imagine. As reported by French regional daily Sud Ouest, the historical opponent of Vladimir Putin, victim of an alleged poisoning in the summer of 2020, has filed a complaint on religious grounds ... His stated goal ... Clickfor original article.
Somalia’s president has defiantly signed into law an extension of his mandate and that of his government as the United States and others threatened sanctions and warned of further instability in one of the world’s most fragile countries ...The U.S ... .
A report on the assessment of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine will be ready next week the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said today. It is reviewing very rare cases of unusual blood clots that occurred in the United States in people who got the vaccine ... Read More ... It is seen as particularly useful because it only involves one shot ... .
Somalia's PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community ... .
PARIS. France is sticking to its plan to give over-55s the Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended in the US and over rare blood clots, a government spokesman said Wednesday ... That plan appeared to be in jeopardy after Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it would delay rollout of the vaccine in Europe after it was suspended in the US ... Download ... .
Haitian Prime MinisterJoseph Jouthe announced early Wednesday that he has resigned, as the country faces a spike in killings and kidnappings and prepares for an upcoming constitutional referendum and a general election later this year ...MinisterClaude Joseph has been appointed PM,” Moise tweeted in French ... Moise was re-elected a year later ... .
The Biden administration’s decision to provide hundreds of millions dollars in aid to the Palestinian people is doubly welcome. It offers relief to a population plagued by poverty and lack of opportunity, and it heralds a reversal of the Trump administration’s unbalanced approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hong Kong—Hong Kong’s government on Tuesday said it will be illegal for residents to encourage others to boycott or cast blank ballots in the city’s already limited local elections as part of China’s drive to ensure only “patriots” govern the finance hub ... “Patriots administering Hong Kong” ... .