Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing in the Ugandan capital, Kabbalah, today, the Amaq jihadist group said in a statement, saying it was carried out by three suicide bombers. At least three people were killed and 33 wounded earlier in the day in a double “suicide bombing” in Kabbalah carried out […]
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Pfizer has applied to the FDA for a license for the Paxlovid pill against Covid-19
Pfizer announced today that it had asked the US authorities for urgent approval of its experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19, which reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in adults by 89% in a clinical trial. Pfizer said it has completed its application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for obtaining the EUA Urgent […]
Italy: Vaccines saved 12,000 in the first half of the year
In the last 24 hours in Italy 7,698 cases of coronavirus were recorded and 74 people lost their lives due to Covid-19. In a total of 684,710 diagnostic tests, 1.1% tested positive. There are 481 patients in the intensive care units of the country, while there are 3,970 in the hospital wards. According to a […]
Telephone communication of the heads of Roskosmos and NASA
The head of Roskosmos (Russian space agency) Dmitry Rogozin, in a telephone conversation today with the head of NASA Senator Bill Nelson, discussed security issues of the International Space Station crew and joint plans, according to a statement issued by Rosk. available at Telegram. “At 19:00 Moscow time I had a detailed telephone conversation with […]
Netherlands: Considers abolishing ‘crown pass’ for indoor access for the unvaccinated
The Dutch parliament is meeting today to discuss a government proposal to abolish the “coronary pass” for the unvaccinated against Covid-19, with proponents of the idea citing record rates and opponents arguing that the move would introduced discrimination. The pass, which secures access to indoor public spaces, is now available to citizens who have been […]
Russia ‘fights’ Armenia and Azerbaijan: Stop escalating border situation
LAST UPDATE 20:51 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had telephone conversations with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, whom he called on to stop escalating activities between the two countries, Interfax news agency reported. Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry announced that Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with his Russian […]
Germany promotes restricted transport use by the unvaccinated
A plan that includes stricter restrictions on unvaccinated Germans amid a continuing rise in new coronavirus cases is being proposed by parties expected to form the country’s next coalition government. Among other things, the plan of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP) includes proposals to limit the use of […]
Cyprus – coronavirus: The boosting dose for people aged 40 and over starts tomorrow
Vaccination with a booster dose for people aged 40 and over starts tomorrow, November 17, in Cyprus, given that a period of six months has elapsed since the completion of their vaccination regimen (administration of a second dose in the case of vaccines Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca or the Johnson & Johnson monosodium […]
German energy regulator ‘block’ on Nord Stream 2 – Towards a new energy shock?
LAST UPDATE: 15.00 The German energy regulator has set a temporary “block” in the licensing process for the operation of the Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, asking for further clarifications in order to restart it. The Swiss-based consortium that manages the pipeline will have to set up a company under German law, according to […]
Britain-blast in Liverpool: 4 arrested released
Four men arrested in connection with the investigation into a taxi explosion Sunday in Liverpool, northern Britain, have been released after questioning, police said today. The perpetrator of the blast, described by police as a “terrorist act”, is a taxi passenger named by anti-terror police as 32-year-old Imad al-Suelmin, a Christian refugee from the Middle […]
