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Accused of sexual harassment, Andrew Cuomo is on the verge of impeachment after one of the Democratic bosses of the Parliament of New York gave the green light Thursday to the first stage of the procedure. The risk is now real for Andrew Cuomo, after one of the Democratic bosses …

After vaccinating 11 million people in the UK with the Astrazeneca vaccine, health authorities do not identify serious side effects. The UK has no serious side effects from injections of its AstraZeneca vaccine, said the authorities. “We’ve been clear that it’s both safe and effective… and when people are asked …

In his first primetime address to the nation as US president, Joe Biden said his goal is to get the country “closer to normal” by 4 July, so Americans can celebrate Independence Day with their loved ones. This is the main announcement of his speech to the nation this Thursday …

Thailand has suddenly delayed the launch of its vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca amid fears of the vaccine over blood clots. The vaccination campaign with the Oxford / AstraZeneca was due to start this Friday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha being the first to receive this product under the watch of the …

US President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said. “The president is deeply concerned and highly engaged on this issue,” Ms Psaki told reporters on Thursday. She said the president also recognised the humanitarian crisis in …

After the English, South African or even Californian variants, will the Covid-19 take the name of French regions? As the daily Le Télégramme explained on Wednesday, a new mutation of Sars-CoV-2 was identified in Lannion but also in Guingamp, in the Côtes-d’Armor department in France. This new Breton variant was …

American businessman Warren Buffett on Wednesday joined the closed circle of leaders whose fortune exceeds 100 billion dollars, which includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault and Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine. On Wednesday, his firm Berkshire Hathaway‘s share price hit an all-time high, pushing his fortune to $ …

Member states of the World Trade Organisation will on Wednesday begin talks on a joint proposal by India and South Africa to suspend patents on coronavirus vaccines to increase production. It’s supported by more than 100 developing countries, many of whom have not yet made a meaningful start to their …

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved a range of initiatives aimed at assisting firms and individuals operating in support of Islamic pilgrimages, Saudi state news agency SPA said late on Monday. The initiatives are aimed at mitigating the financial and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the sector that provides …

A man linked to the violent riots at the US Capitol was on Monday arraigned at a federal court in New York after being deported from Kenya over the weekend, according to media reports. Isaac Sturgeon was seized by FBI officials on arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in …