Biden Revokes Trump’s Immigrant Visa Ban
President Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump’s order that limited the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.…
North Korean Defector Undetected For Hours After Swimming To South Korea
A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world’s most fortified borders, a Seoul official said, and was caught…
Covid-19- Ghana To Receive World’s First Doses Of Free Covax Vaccines -UNICEF
Ghana is scheduled to receive Wednesday the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a World Health Organization-backed effort to procure and distribute inoculations for free to poor countries. “These…
Biotech Firm Launches Lassa Vaccine Trial In West Africa
A biotechnology company, INOVIO, says the first participant in Lassa vaccine trial has been dosed in a Phase 1B clinical trial for INO-4500, its DNA vaccine candidate for Lassa fever.…
Nine Women Nabbed Over Philippine Bomb Plots- Military
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday. Security forces detained the women and seized bomb-making…
Mumbai Imposes Fresh Virus Restrictions After Spike In Cases
India’s financial capital Mumbai imposed fresh coronavirus restrictions on Monday as a rise in cases in the worst-affected region sparked fears of a new wave, while the country’s vast inoculation…
Pandemic Used As ‘Pretext’ To Crush Dissent —UN Chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent, reining in the media and suppressing criticism. Speaking at the opening…
UK’s PM Eyes End To Lockdown As Vaccines Reach One-Third Of Adults
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England’s third and potentially final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure on overstretched hospitals. In a…
COVID-19: No Guarantee Current Lockdown Will Be The Last, Minister Admits
Foreign Office minister James Cleverly says it is impossible to give people “100% certainty” as “viruses don’t work like that”. The government cannot guarantee that the current coronavirus lockdown in…
6 Children Killed Playing With Old Bomb In Uganda- Police
Six children were killed and five others injured in northwest Uganda after an old explosive they found in the bushes detonated as they played with it, police said Thursday. Three…
