In a joint statement on Friday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office and that of the health and defense ministries said that an agreement had been reached with the PA to share more than a million short-dated shots. The jabs, which Israel no longer needs as it has sufficient supplies already, …
Read More »Size matters? US gives Trinidad & Tobago, population 1.4 million, 80 vials of Pfizer jab
Last Saturday, Trinidad & Tobago received a “small donation” of Pfizer vaccines, according to its Ministry of National Security. The statement also expressed gratitude for all such gifts that the republic received from various countries. Although it didn’t disclose the size of the delivery, the US embassy filled in the …
Read More »South Africa discards 2 MILLION doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine because of US Baltimore plant contamination – health watchdog
South Africa’s health products safety watchdog (SAHPRA) has decided not to greenlight the use of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses stored at a plant in the city of Gqeberha, since the material they were produced from was “affected” by a contamination incident at the Baltimore factory, the nation’s health authorities …
Read More »Personal data of 3.3 million US and Canadian Volkswagen customers stolen from vendor
In a letter sent out to customers on Friday, Volkswagen, which also owns Audi, warned that an “unauthorized third party” obtained customer data from a North American vendor between 2019 and 2021. The data itself had been gathered by the vendor between 2014 and 2019 for sales and marketing purposes. …
Read More »Top US meat processor admits it paid $11 MILLION in bitcoin as ransom to hackers to prevent further disruptions
“It was very painful to pay the criminals, but we did the right thing for our customers,” Andre Nogueira, the CEO of JBS USA Holdings Inc, told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. He added that the ransom payment was made after the majority of JBS plants had resumed operations. …
Read More »US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers
With cooperation from Colonial, the DOJ got a warrant in a federal court in California and successfully “found and recaptured the majority of the ransom” from a bitcoin wallet, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on Monday. It was the first seizure of this kind ever, she said. Colonial’s CEO admitted …
Read More »Vaccines for everyone over 18, says India’s Modi, as Delhi vows free rations for 800 million people until November
In a national address on Monday, PM Narendra Modi said that 25% of the vaccination program will be handed back from the states to the central government within the next two weeks. “The Centre is taking back total control of vaccination now,” he stated. Modi said that the nation’s supply …
Read More »EU looked at ‘importing 70 million Africans’ by 2035, says German MEP Gunnar Beck, denouncing ‘disastrous’ new migration pact
As Germany’s ‘super election year’ focuses on the state of Saxony-Anhalt this Sunday, the disruptors in the nation’s biggest opposition party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), are poised for a shock win as its anti-immigration message resonates in the heartlands of former East Germany. Sitting top of the most recent INSA …
Read More »Embattled Japan donates more than a million Covid-19 shots to Taiwan, doubling Taipei’s vaccine stocks
“At the time of the great east Japan earthquake 10 years ago, people in Taiwan sent us a lot of donations promptly. I believe that is etched vividly in the minds of Japanese people,” said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi as he announced Japan’s donation to its former colony on Friday …
Read More »Biden announces US plan to donate 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of the world
After taking criticism earlier this year for “hoarding” vaccines, Biden announced last month that the US would share 80 million doses from its vaccine supply with the rest of the world. Biden did not reveal at the time where these doses would go, but provided more details on Thursday. Out …
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