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After Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Iceland, Thailand, Ireland and Netherland, it is the turn of Germany to suspend AstraZeneca vaccines and follow the advice of its public vaccination institution. Investigations are being carried out in the country to determine whether the cases of thrombosis observed are related to injections of the …

In addition to pollution, Beijing the Chinese capital is currently being hit hard by a violent sandstorm. The combination of the two phenomena produces a cocktail that is dangerous for health and reduces visibility to a few hundred meters. The whole capital is enveloped in a yellowish cloud. Sandstorms from …

At least 13 people were shot and wounded, and two of them died, during an impromptu party in a Chicago garage, police quoted by local media reported on Sunday. “One of the participants started shooting in the room, hitting many people,” Jose Jara, of the Chicago Police Department, told the …

A California resident was sentenced Thursday to 212 years in prison after killing his two autistic sons, who drowned when he deliberately threw the family car off a pier in the port of Los Angeles in an attempt to collect money from insurance. This federal conviction relates only to the …

The Russian regulatory authorities have decided to “slow down” the functioning of the social network Twitter in order to force the social network to delete several thousand messages; a complete blockage could follow. According to Roskomnadzor, the agency responsible for regulating the Internet in Russia, Twitter has refused to delete …

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 …