The Covax global vaccine-sharing facility shipped more than 20 million doses to 20 countries as the scheme aimed at ensuring poorer nations get access to jabs took off this week. Covax will distribute 14.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it warned people not to waste, through complacency, the hope that vaccines bring.The Covax global vaccine-sharing facility shipped more than 20 million doses to 20 countries as the scheme aimed at ensuring poorer nations get access to jabs took off this week.But the World Health Organization voiced fears that further waves…
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Price called Beijing’s moves “a direct attack on Hong Kong’s autonomy … freedoms and the democratic processes.” The United States on Friday called China’s moves to change the Hong Kong electoral system a direct attack on its autonomy and democratic processes and said Washington was working at “galvanizing collective action” against Chinese rights abuses.Earlier on Friday, Beijing proposed legislation that would tighten its increasingly authoritarian grip on Hong Kong by making changes to the electoral committee that chooses the city’s leader, giving it new power to nominate legislative candidates.The measure, set to be approved during a week-long session of China’s…
“It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear November election results,” Christine Schraner Burgener said. The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to take action to stop the military junta’s violence against peaceful protesters and restore democracy following a Feb. 1 coup.“It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear…
Put things in order or else will probably have to issue contempt notice and shut all your establishments: court The Delhi High Court on Friday said it expects that the AAP government will put things in order and comply with a judicial order asking authorities to take action and regulate online pathological labs, otherwise contempt action would be initiated.The High Court, which was hearing a plea alleging non-compliance of its order in this regard, also sought to know from the AAP government whether its pathological laboratories and hospitals are NABL accredited.The plea alleged non-compliance of the court’s August 6, 2020…
With targeted memberships, upgraded facilities, and a focus on the digital, the ‘club class’ is pivoting towards a fresher, younger experience Its ‘corridor of power’ is still lined with RK Laxman’s iconic works of illustrious Indians, and the lofty view of Lutyens’ Delhi remains as stunning as ever. But much has changed at The Chambers, one of the most sought after business clubs in the country, at New Delhi’s Taj Mahal hotel. As it opens its doors this weekend after an ambitious revamp (with a party whose invites are currently hot property), the club — for long seen as a…
While the feature would not be an edit option long clamored for by Twitter users, it would provide a brief window of opportunity of several seconds to “undo” a tweet after sending. Twitter on Friday confirmed that it is working on a button that would give people a chance to take back freshly fired-off tweets before they are posted.While the feature would not be an edit option long clamored for by Twitter users, it would provide a brief window of opportunity of several seconds to “undo” a tweet after sending.“We can confirm we are testing this feature,” a Twitter spokeswoman…
Strengthen, don’t sell PSUs, opposition tells govt. The Congress on Friday asked the government to rethink its plan of “distress privatisation drive” and urged the government to strengthen the public sector undertakings (PSUs).Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, former union minister Rajeev Shukla said he was unable to understand the economic model of the government.He alleged that the government was “looting” the public by increasing taxes on petrol, diesel and cooking gas on the one hand and looking to sell assets built with public money on the other.He argued that crude oil prices are less than half of what…
Washington has imposed tariffs on European products like wine, cheese and olive oil, and 15% tariffs on Airbus. Washington and Brussels have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat tariffs imposed during their dispute over subsidies for rival planemakers Airbus and Boeing, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.“I was glad to speak to President Biden this afternoon — the first of many exchanges and the start of a good personal partnership,” she said, in a European Commission statement.“President Biden and I agreed to suspend all our tariffs imposed in the context of the Airbus-Boeing disputes, both on aircraft and non-aircraft products,…
In a previous excerpt, the duchess told Winfrey that Buckingham Palace had been guilty of “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and her spouse. Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, said she had given an in-depth interview to U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey to be aired on Sunday because she was now free speak for herself after she and husband Prince Harry quit their royal duties.Meghan, 39, and Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Harry, 36, stunned the royal family in January last year by announcing they would step down from their official royal roles to forge a new, independent life in California.The split was…
State government issues a standard operating procedure for identification of refugees Villagers in Mizoram’s border districts said more than 100 people have crossed over from Myanmar to escape a military crackdown there.Local authorities have, however, confirmed the arrival of 23 people who fled the Tatmadaw — as the Myanmar military is called — that took control of the country following a coup on February 1. At least 50 people have been killed in clashes with the Army since.“The numbers keep on changing. But the report I have is that 15 people took refuge in Champhai district and eight in Serchhip…