A Tunisian man has died after inhaling tear gas fired by police to disperse a protest against the reopening of a landfill in the central part of the country, it became known today from a hospital source and his family. The 35-year-old man died last night in Agareb, a town in Sfax province where protests […]
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Germany: Only 0.26% of those vaccinated have coronavirus symptoms
In the coming months, “everyone who is not vaccinated is likely to become infected,” warns Andreas Gassen, president of the Association of Medical Insurance Funds (KBV), and urges citizens to get vaccinated even now. At the same time, according to the Robert Koch Institute, only 0.26% of those vaccinated have end-symptoms of Covid-19. With the […]
Cyprus: This is the ‘Israeli eye’ on ‘Green Line’ surveillance
Israel and Cyprus signed an important agreement last Thursday to develop a “Green Line” surveillance system. According to Israeli reports, the company that will undertake to create the platform is Elbit Systems. The agreement was signed by Yair Kulas, head of the International Defense Cooperation Service of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, known as SIBAT, […]
UN: The use of vulnerable people for political purposes must stop
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed concern about the hundreds of migrants who have camped in the countryside near the Belarusian-Polish border and called for an end to the practice of using vulnerable people as political pawns. “We are very concerned about the scenes we see from the Belarus-Poland border,” UNHCR […]
WHO: Risk of shortage of up to 2 billion syringes for coronavirus vaccination in 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that by 2022 there may be a shortage of one to two billion syringes needed to deliver covid-19 vaccines, which could affect all regular vaccination campaigns and undermine safe use. National health services should record their need for syringes much earlier to avoid the “accumulation, panic markets and […]
France: Three suspects arrested for attacking police in Cannes
French police have arrested three people linked to a man suspected of attacking the crew of a police patrol in Cannes on Monday, French media reported today, citing police sources. The newspaper Le Parisien added that the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has not yet launched an investigation. “These are close contacts, one of them was working […]
France: Recommendation for people under 30 to be vaccinated with Pfizer instead of Moderna
The French public health service has recommended that those under the age of 30 be vaccinated with Pfizer against covid-19 instead of Moderna, whenever possible, as the latter carries a relatively higher risk of heart problems. The Higher Health Authority (HAS), which provides health advice but does not have the authority to ban or authorize […]
The Netherlands: A group of hospitals is asking the government to take new measures
A group of hospitals in the southern province of Limburg in the Netherlands today called on the government to take action to address the rise in covid-19 cases, stressing that it no longer has staff or beds for young coronavirus patients. Covid-19 cases in the Netherlands, as in other European countries, are approaching record levels […]
Polish Prime Minister for Belarus: ‘EU-wide security’ threatened
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said today that the migrant crisis on Belarus’ borders threatens “the stability and security of the entire EU”. “Sealing the Polish border is in our national interest. But today the stability and security of the whole EU is at stake,” the Polish prime minister wrote on Twitter. “This hybrid attack […]
The crisis on the EU-Belarus border is escalating
By Costas Raptis Revenge is a dish that is eaten cold. And Alexander Lukashenko’s revenge seems to be taken from Tayyip Erdogan’s textbook. Only the strong man of Turkey secures billions of EU funds from the instrumentalization of the immigration-refugee issue, while his Belarusian counterpart is subject to European sanctions. “I urge the Belarussian authorities […]
