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The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to take in Afghans being evacuated in a major airlift after the Taliban victory. On Tuesday, Ugandan governement by the recommandation of the United States has accpeted to take in 2,000 Afghan refugees. Uganda is the …

Kevin Munoz, the White House spokesman on Twitter announced that the US has sent over 488,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Rwanda. The doses included part of “500 million shots pledged and purchased this summer” by President Joe Biden’s administration for the Covax initiative, which delivers vaccines to poorer …

The tragic story took place in Florida, in the southeastern United States. At the end of July, Kristen McMullen, 30 years old and several months pregnant, was hospitalized after being infected with Covid-19. During this first hospital visit, the young woman was also diagnosed with pneumonia, but was sent home …

Accused of sexual harassment, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York State, announced his resignation on Tuesday. “Under the circumstances, the best way to help you is to retire,” said Andrew Cuomo, who also offered his “deep apologies.” The latter is accused of having “sexually harassed several women”, according to …

CNN announced that three employees had been sacked for violating the channel’s health policy. They had come to work without having been vaccinated against Covid-19. The boss of the channel reaffirmed the policy of “zero tolerance” in health matters. In an internal memo emailed to staff, leaked to several US …

At least ten people died in Texas, near the border with Mexico, in the crash of a van carrying around 30 people who could be illegal migrants, local authorities said Wednesday. Texan authorities have said they are investigating a “major accident” near the town of Falfurrias, a few kilometers from …

On a plane from Philadelphia to Miami, a man was beaten and tied up by passengers over the past weekend. It was about a drunken man who assaulted two flight attendants. The information was reported by CNN . A passenger, drunk after having had two drinks, spilled a third on …

Barack Obama had planned to celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend on the upscale island of Martha’s Vineyard (Massachusetts). An event which had to respect the health instructions in force, but which drew wrath and criticism mainly from the Republican camp, in a context of epidemic resurgence, mainly due to …

New York City Hall officially announced on Tuesday the restriction of access to restaurants, gyms and shows to people vaccinated against Covid-19. The announcement comes directly from New York City Hall through a statement issued on Tuesday. It will be necessary, gradually from August 16 according to AFP, to be …

Authorities in Nigeria have received from the US government, a donation of four million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The US embassy in Nigeria says the donated vaccines are part of the “US pledge to initially provide at least 25 million of the 80 million doses globally to Africa”. Nigeria receives …