Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | German flag carrier Lufthansa has repaid the financial aid granted by the German government during the worst phase of the COVID-19 crisis and has transferred a final tranche of one billion euros (1.14 billion U.S. dollars) to the government’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), also known …
Read More »WHO: Insulin still out of reach for many a century after discovery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published Friday to commemorate the milestone anniversary. Diabetes is characterized by elevated levels of blood sugar which over time, can cause …
Read More »Communist Party of China’s landmark resolution
The Central Committee calls upon the entire Party, the military, and all Chinese people to rally more closely around the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core Beijing, China | Xinhua | A high-profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has adopted a landmark resolution on …
Read More »EU drug agency recommends 2 anti-COVID-19 medicines
The Hague, Netherlands | Xinhua | The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the authorization of two medicines for the treatment of COVID-19. The two medicines are Ronapreve made by the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Roche, and Regkirona made by South Korean drug company Celltrion, the agency said in a statement on …
Read More »U.S. court pauses release of Trump White House records sought by House Jan. 6 panel
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused the release of the Donald Trump administration records sought by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, one day before some of the records were due to be transferred from the National Archives. A …
Read More »Google loses appeal against 2.4 bln-euro EU antitrust ruling
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Google on Wednesday lost its appeal against a 2.4-billion-euro (2.76 billion U.S. dollars) fine imposed by the European Commission in 2017 after it had found the U.S.-based company had indeed broken antitrust laws. The European Union’s (EU) General Court upheld the Commission’s decision that Google breached …
Read More »Richest 1 pct of Americans responsible for inequalities: economist
Paris, France | Xinhua | The indebtedness of the poorest households in the United States was largely financed by the accumulation of savings of the rich, French economic researcher Frederic Cherbonnier said in an article published recently in newspaper Les Echos. The phenomenon locks the American economy in a vicious circle …
Read More »U.S. federal judge rejects Trump’s attempt to withhold records from House Jan. 6 panel
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot can access records related to former President Donald Trump in the lead-up to the insurrection, dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to keep them secret. The ruling was made …
Read More »France to restart building nuclear reactors
Paris, France | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday evening that France will relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors to “guarantee France’s energy independence.” In his address to the nation, Macron said “we will, for the first time in decades, relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors in our country …
Read More »Pfizer asks U.S. FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster for all 18 and up
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday that they had asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize booster shots of their COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 18 years old and over, seeking to broaden who is eligible for a third shot. The …
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