“The new situation resulting from the end of Operation Barkhane puts Mali before a fait accompli – abandoning us, mid flight to a certain extent,” Maiga said as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. Operation Barkhane, a France-led military campaign against Islamist insurgents in Mali that started …
Read More »EU reaches provisional deal for Covid-19 test & jab passports in major step for summer travel restart
The documentation will show if people have been vaccinated against the virus and if they’ve recently tested negative or recovered from infection, lawmakers said on Thursday, after a fourth round of negotiations. All EU nations will accept the passport, valid for 12 months, although it will not be a prerequisite …
Read More »Iran reaches temporary agreement with UN inspectors, as nuclear deal hangs in the balance
Iran announced last week that as of Tuesday it would forbid the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from performing short-notice inspections at locations linked to its nuclear program. After a speedy round of negotiations, the agency announced on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with Iran whereby “necessary verification …
Read More »Mexico reaches ‘preliminary agreement’ to buy up to 24 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine – top health official
“There is data that shows that the vaccine is safe. We had a meeting with Russian officials [in Argentina]…and reached a preliminary agreement that would potentially give the Mexican government the capacity to receive the vaccines made by the Gamaleya Research Institute,” Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 toll reaches 100,000 fatalities out of 6.5mn cases in 7 months since 1st reported infection
The country’s total death toll sat at 100,842 on Saturday morning, on top of nearly 6.5 million infections, according to the Indian Health Ministry. Passing the 100,000-mark seven months to the day after India reported its first batch of cases, the country now has the highest rate of daily new …
Read More »A powerful storm in Turkey: the number of victims reaches up to 40 people
Natural disaster struck in the Turkish Antalya. In the Mediterranean province of Antalya Turkey the evening of November 14th due to natural disasters, injuring 38 people. It is reported by the Turkish English-language Hurriyet Daily News. After the storm tore roofs and destroyed walls of buildings along the coast, several …
Read More »“Ukrposhta” reaches a new level
The Ukrainian company is planning to sign an important contract with Mastercard. State post operator “Ukrpochta” has completed the process of obtaining accreditation from Mastercard. It is reported that at the moment we are getting the “Ukrposhta” status of the acquirer. Postal operator will soon get a license from the …
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