Colorado, US | XINHUA | Six adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, a city in U.S. state of Colorado, police said, adding the suspect took his own life on scene. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said …
Read More »UK PM invites devolved leaders to Union summit after local elections
London UK | XINHUA | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how “Team UK” can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported Sunday. The latest development came after Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party …
Read More »Germany rejects U.S.-backed proposal to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The German government has rejected the U.S. proposal to waive patent rights on COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Health Jens Spahn told journalists on Friday. Spahn said that as an innovation hub, Germany had an interest in protecting intellectual property rights. The United States has proposed that pharmaceutical …
Read More »IOC, Pfizer and BioNTech in massive Olympics vaccination drive
IOC welcomes Pfizer and BioNTech’s donation of vaccines to teams heading for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | A massive plan to ensure all participants to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are vaccinated in the next two months has started. As …
Read More »Rouhani: U.S. anti-Iran sanctions shattered
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the regime of U.S. anti-Iran sanctions has been shattered, official IRNA news agency reported. “As the head of the (Iranian) government, I declare to the people that the sanctions have been broken and if we are united, the sanctions …
Read More »Trump launches online communication platform after social media ban
Donald Trump has launched a new “communications” website, which says it will publish content “straight from the desk” of the former US president Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an online platform aimed at directly communicating with his supporters, months after his various social media accounts …
Read More »Biden says he hopes to meet Putin during Europe trip in June
Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he expects to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Europe in June. “That is my hope and expectation. We are working on it,” Biden told reporters when asked if he plans to meet …
Read More »Man City march into CL final 4-1
Man City 2 PSG 0 (4-1) Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Riyad Mahrez scored twice against 10-man Paris Saint-Germain to send Manchester City through to the Champions League final for the first time with a 4-1 aggregate victory. The Algerian winger was the match-winner as City produced a superb …
Read More »The Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” Bill and Melinda Gates wrote on Twitter. San Francisco, US | XINHUA | Bill and Melinda Gates on Monday announced a joint statement saying they were getting divorced …
Read More »Northern Ireland centenary seen as opportunity to reflect on togetherness, diversity: UK Queen
London, UK | XINHUA | Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II said Monday that the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland provided “an opportunity to reflect on our togetherness and our diversity”. In a message to mark the 100th year since the founding of Northern Ireland, she called it “a significant …
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