U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will step down from his post this month after more than nine months in the job, Reuters reports. David Satterfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Turkey, will take up the role, the report say. Feltman, a veteran U.S. diplomat, assumed …
Read More »Brazil: torrential rains affect 58 municipalities and kill 18
Torrential rains in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, killed at least 18 and injured some 286 others, where 58 municipalities were flooded and 35,000 displaced, since November, local authorities said on Sunday. According to the Civil Protection of Bahia (Sudec), in addition to these 18 deaths, two people remain …
Read More »COVID-19: Israel to administer fourth dose to its population
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Tuesday that citizens over 60 and medical staff would be entitled to a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, after consulting with a panel of experts. “The citizens of Israel were the first in the world to receive the third dose of the …
Read More »Omicron variant: Dr Fauci predicts “difficult moments to come”
The head of the United States Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID), Anthony Fauci, warned on Sunday that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was “rampant” across the world and called for vaccination. “This virus is extraordinary, all over the world the number of cases is doubling every two or three …
Read More »COVID-19: United States records highest death toll to date
The United States has passed the milestone of 800,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The US newspaper, which has a database to follow the epidemic on the national territory, reports that more than 50 million cases have been reported in the country since the …
Read More »COVID-19: UK removes all African countries from the red list
British authorities have said they have removed all African countries from the red list, which impose travel bans between those states and the UK after a new variant of the coronavirus is discovered in southern Africa. The restrictions were first imposed last month in order to slow the spread of …
Read More »COVID-19: Russian scientists arrive in South Africa to study Omicron variant
A delegation of Russian scientists has arrived in South Africa to study the new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, which was detected last month in this southern African country. The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has tweeted a video of the team’s arrival, adding that the plane was also carrying …
Read More »COVID-19: UK records first death linked to Omicron variant
Great Britain has recorded the first death linked to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed. The United Kingdom has recorded the presence of the Omicron variant following the discovery of the variant in South Africa. The UK has since imposed travel bans to …
Read More »Diplomacy: Chinese foreign minister arrives in Ethiopia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for an official visit as battle between federal troops and rebels escalates in the north. Mr. Wang has been welcomed by Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of #Ethiopia, H.E. …
Read More »United States: several dead and injured after shooting in a high school
A 15-year-old opened fire at a high school in the northern United States on Tuesday, killing three students and injuring six including a teacher, local police said. The alleged shooter, himself a student at the institution in Oxford, Michigan, was arrested and did not explain his actions, said Michael McCabe, …
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