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WHO criticizes Europe for ‘unacceptably slow’ rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and ‘prolonging the pandemic’

The WHO statement from its top leadership in Europe on Thursday came after most countries reported increased coronavirus cases and…

3 years ago

Finland’s govt backs down on plan to lock city dwellers in their homes as proposed anti-Covid measures deemed unconstitutional

Due to objections by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, "the government is of the opinion that… the proposal for temporary…

3 years ago

A leak from a Wuhan lab or a US military one? As the US and China trade barbs over Covid’s origin, the world waits for answers

How did Covid-19 originate? Where did it come from? We’ll probably never know, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said,…

3 years ago

The great Covid power grab: Why world leaders’ push for a post-WW2-style ‘Pandemic Treaty’ must be resisted

“Out with nationalism and isolationism and in with international ‘Health and Security’!”That’s the cry from 24 world leaders, led by…

3 years ago

Russia registers world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for cats & dogs as makers of Sputnik V warn pets & farm animals could spread virus

Rosselkhoznadzor, the state agency responsible for veterinary medicine, announced on Wednesday that the formula, developed by its researchers, had been…

3 years ago

Half of UK population now have antibodies against Covid-19, new data from govt stats agency shows

Blood samples have revealed that by the week ending March 14, 54.7% of England's population had developed antibodies, suggesting they…

3 years ago

Biden responds to violence against Asians with Covid-19 ‘equity task force’ and expanded language options

On Tuesday, the White House rolled out a “fact sheet” about the actions President Joe Biden is taking to “respond…

3 years ago

THOUSANDS of migrant children, some with Covid-19, crowded into Texas facility designed for 250 – reporters on US-Mexico border

After weeks of refusing all media access, the Biden administration finally allowed two AP journalists and a CBS crew to…

3 years ago

14 nations express ‘concerns’ over lack of data in WHO report on Covid-19 origins after agency chief flags access issues in China

"It is equally essential that we voice our shared concerns that the international expert study on the source of the…

3 years ago

Austria negotiates to buy 1mn doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine as Chancellor Kurz rejects ‘geopolitical blinkers’

The news came from the chancellor himself, who revealed that Vienna and Moscow are engaged in talks, and said a…

3 years ago