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Read More »Biden administration to look into dark past of Native American boarding schools
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Department of Interior is to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced assimilation in the 19th and 20th centuries, Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday. “We must uncover the truth about the loss of human life, and the lasting consequences of …
Read More »China urges for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | A senior Chinese diplomat has urged all countries, in the spirit of solidarity and international cooperation, to translate their commitment into actions and support timely access of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries. Chen Xu, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), made the …
Read More »Turkey announces phase III trials of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
Ankara, Turkey, | XINHUA | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced the phase III trials of its indigenous COVID-19 vaccine named Turkovac. The vaccine, which is made with inactivated coronaviruses, is expected to be available for use by the end of this year, Erdogan said at an event …
Read More »Sweden decides to cover people aged 16-17 in vaccination
Stockholm, Sweden | XINHUA | Unlike many other countries that have started to vaccinate people from the age of 12, the Swedish Public Health Agency announced on Tuesday that it has decided to vaccinate the 16-17 year olds, not below, against COVID-19. The agency said that all children aged 16 …
Read More »Italy to lift outdoor face mask mandate
Rome, Italy | XINHUA | As of next week, Italy is preparing to lift the outdoor face mask mandate as the country’s main COVID-19 indicators appear to have stabilized. The decision was confirmed by Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Tuesday after the new Scientific Technical Committee (CTS) advising the …
Read More »India sends out alert over Delta Plus variant of COVID-19
New Delhi, India | XINHUA | India’s health ministry on Tuesday alerted the states of Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on a new variant of COVID-19 called Delta Plus. The ministry described Delta Plus as a Variant of Concern (VOC). “Based on the recent findings of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia …
Read More »Russia says election authority under cyber attacks from US, Britain
Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russia has accused the United States and Britain of targeting the website of the country’s election commission through cyberattacks. “We are constantly faced with attempts to change or replace information on the website, attempts to take control of it, restrict its operation and so on,” …
Read More »Exit poll shows center-right party tops France’s regional election
Paris, France | XINHUA | An exit poll showed candidates of the center-right party “The Republicans” is winning the top spot in the first round of France’s regional elections Sunday marked by a historic abstention. French President Emmanuel Macron’s “The Republic on the Move” party, meanwhile, failed to anchor roots …
Read More »Iran’s president-elect says U.S. must lift all “unjust” sanctions
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua| Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the United States must lift “all unjust sanctions” on Iran and Europe abide by their commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement. “What I am saying to the United States is that according to the nuclear deal, you were obliged …
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