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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The remarks by a French official of not recognizing Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines were “a hybrid of racism, imperial hegemonism and neo-Nazism,” a spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, according to an article published on the website of Russian media outlet Russia …

  Jakarta, Indonesia | Xinhua |  Indonesia is planning to inject the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers across the country next week, a minister said. The country’s Health Ministry will start the vaccination program using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine next week, targeting 1.47 million health workers across …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, during which the leaders discussed cybersecurity issues and the situation in Syria. Putin and Biden agreed to continue their constructive cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, the Kremlin said in …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Pfizer and BioNTech said they are developing a COVID-19 booster shot intended to target the highly transmissible Delta variant, according to U.S. media reports on Thursday. Concerns continue to rise as the Delta strain has already become the dominant variant in the United States, causing increasing …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japanese government decided Thursday to put capital Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency over COVID-19, covering the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections. The emergency state will be effective from Monday to Aug. 22, which may …

Mexico City, Haiti | Xinhua | Haitian police have arrested two of the gunmen who are suspected to have assassinated President Jovenel Moise early on Wednesday, while four others were killed when apprehended by the authorities, said Leon Charles, director general of the National Police. The police operation also led to …

England 2 🏴 󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Denmark 1  🇩🇰 (AET) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | England have beaten Denmark 2-1 in extra time, to clinch a EURO2020 final date with Italy. Harry Kane put away the rebound after Kasper Schmeichel saved his extra-time penalty to take England past Denmark and into the final …

Unidentified individuals attacked private residence of President Moise overnight and shot him dead, interim PM says. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead, Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in a statement early on Wednesday. A group of unidentified individuals attacked the private residence of Haitian …

Interleukin-6 receptor blockers join corticosteroids on list of effective treatments for severe coronavirus. Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday recommended interleukin-6 receptor blockers for people with severe COVID-19, urging the producers to join efforts to rapidly increase the access to the drugs. The WHO said …

Italy 1 (4) Spain 1 (2) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | In a night that proved more difficult than many expected, Italy still managed to qualify for the final. This came against a brilliant Spanish side that failed to make the most of several chances they created. After failing to …