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World

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

UK announces daily record of 1,610 Covid deaths
Europe

UK announces daily record of 1,610 Covid deaths

  • The UK's total Covid-19 death toll now stands at 91,470, with a further 33,355 new cases also reported over the last day, taking the total number of infections to nearly 3.5 million.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 11:20pm
Kuwait registers first cases of new virus variant
Middle East

Kuwait registers first cases of new virus variant

  • Kuwait had on Jan. 6 suspended direct commercial flights to and from Britain until further notice.
  • The Gulf Arab state has recorded a total of 158,244 COVID-19 infections and 948 deaths since the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated 19 Jan, 2021 11:13pm
Mexico plans to administer 7.4mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine by end-March
USA

Mexico plans to administer 7.4mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine by end-March

  • The country could start receiving supplies of the vaccine as soon as next week, according to the plan presented during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's daily morning news conference.
  • Government officials say Mexico is set to purchase 12 million doses of the Russian vaccine.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:46pm
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
World

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

  • The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa.
  • The EU's executive has warned this month that national plans so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros from the bloc's joint coffers were too poor to fly.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:11pm
WHO must be reformed to give it necessary powers
Europe

WHO must be reformed to give it necessary powers

  • "We are not here to assign blame, but to make concrete recommendations to help the world respond faster and better in future," the panel's co-chair Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
  • "I do believe that WHO is reformable," she said.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:48pm
Blackstone's Schwarzman: New US admin going to take a 'softer tone' towards China
USA

Blackstone's Schwarzman: New US admin going to take a 'softer tone' towards China

  • "There is really a very substantial overlap of interest in these countries and the interest of the world," he said. "I expect to see much less tension."
  • Investors expected more clarity from Biden's administration regarding the rules but were not hopeful for a fundamental change of relationship between the world's two biggest economies.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:15pm
Biden taps Levine for key health role, in historic pick of transgender person
USA

Biden taps Levine for key health role, in historic pick of transgender person

  • Levine would serve under Xavier Becerra, Biden's nominee to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Levine "will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic - no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability,"
Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:13pm
£100m donated to Oxford University for antibiotic resistance research
Europe

£100m donated to Oxford University for antibiotic resistance research

  • On Tuesday, Oxford University received a donation of £100 million ($136 million) to research growing resistance to antibiotics.
  • The donation, contributed by British multinational chemicals production company Ineos, is one of the largest donations given to Oxford University in its long history.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:11pm
Russia's second vaccine '100pc effective', watchdog tells media
Europe

Russia's second vaccine '100pc effective', watchdog tells media

  • The data, based on Phase I and II trials, were released before the start of a larger Phase III trial which would normally involve thousands of participants and a placebo group as a comparison.
  • The effectiveness of the vaccine is made up of its immunological effectiveness and preventative effectiveness.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:42pm
Iraq delays general election to Oct 10
Middle East

Iraq delays general election to Oct 10

  • The elections been brought forward to June 6, roughly a year early, following a proposal by Iraq's Independent High Election Commission (IHEC).
  • Early elections were a key demand of anti-government protesters who staged mass demonstrations that started in October 2019.
Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:28pm