Seoul made the decision due to a delayed shipment of 835,000 AstraZeneca doses that was expected by the end of the month. Officials had hoped to use the jabs as a second shot for around 760,000 health and frontline workers who had already received their first dose in April. With …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein didn’t receive special treatment from Florida justice system despite controversial plea deal, probe concludes
In three separate reports that were part of a two-year probe, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement concluded that Palm Beach County prosecutors and sheriff’s officials had correctly followed protocols while dealing with the high-profile criminal between 2005-2009. State officials were heavily criticized for the plea deal and cushy prison …
Read More »Man who had 35 GIRLFRIENDS and lied about his birthday to receive gifts arrested for suspected fraud in Japan
Takashi Miyagawa, 39, a part-time worker from the Kansai region in southern Japan, is suspected of being in a relationship with 35 women at the same time and lying about his date of birth to defraud them. According to the police, Miyagawa’s birthday is on November 13. However, three of …
Read More »Despite roll-out, Russians ‘in no hurry’ to receive Covid-19 vaccines as suspicion is a ‘national characteristic,’ Kremlin claims
Speaking to Moscow-based newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, admitted that distrust in domestically-produced vaccines is still hampering immunization efforts. “In terms of why people are in no hurry to get vaccinated, it seems to me that this is one of our national characteristics,” the …
Read More »US diplomats in Russia have asked to receive Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine after Washington failed to supply doses — reports
That’s according to The Washington Post, citing documents obtained by the newspaper, which revealed that the US’ representatives around the world have complained about the way their superiors have decided to distribute vaccines. “In Russia, some State Department personnel appealed to Moscow for doses of its Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine …
Read More »Swedish health agency investigates after 1,000 people receive Moderna vaccine kept at too low a temperature
A total of 2,100 doses of the US-made vaccine that were kept too cold in transit have been delivered to the regions of Gävleborg, Halland, Värmland, Dalarna, and Östergötland, a government spokesperson said. The Swedish Public Health Agency has said there is no risk to those given the Moderna vaccine, …
Read More »Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine first in the world to receive emergency use authorization from WHO
The world health body announced the emergency approval on Thursday, as 2020 came to a close. Its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) will enable countries to expedite their own regulatory approval of the vaccine, and allow UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization to buy it for distribution, the WHO said. “This …
Read More »90-yo woman becomes first person in UK to receive newly-approved Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
Margaret Keenan, from Northern Ireland, received the vaccine on Tuesday morning. The retired jeweller will take a second dose of the drug in three weeks, and is expected to have full immunisation by early January. Footage shows a health worker administering the jab as Keenan sits in a large armchair. …
Read More »13 Australian soldiers receive discharge notices after probe finds evidence of war crimes in Afghanistan
“At this time, 13 individuals have been issued administrative action notices in relation to the Afghanistan inquiry,” Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr announced. He explained that the servicemen in question have at least two weeks to respond to the notice, which includes a proposal to sack them. Burr …
Read More »Biden approved to receive President’s Daily Brief, gaining access to high-level intelligence – reports
While he has yet to receive his first briefing, Biden was approved for the PDB on Tuesday, Reuters and CNN reported, citing anonymous White House officials. The move gives the new president-elect access to sensitive intelligence and classified national security information, which typically occurs soon after a candidate wins an …
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