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Friday, April 2, 2021

Kenya stops private import of COVID-19 vaccines
Africa

Kenya stops private import of COVID-19 vaccines

  • At least one private firm has also brought in shots of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, according to Kenyan news media, who say the shots are being sold for about 16,000 shillings (around $150) for a double dose.
  • "There will be no licensing of private players in the importation of vaccines and any such license given will be and is hereby cancelled," Kagwe said.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:50pm
US caught more than 171,000 migrants at US-Mexico border in March - preliminary data
USA

US caught more than 171,000 migrants at US-Mexico border in March - preliminary data

  • The total includes about 19,000 unaccompanied migrant children and 53,000 family members traveling together, the preliminary figures show. Single adults made up roughly 99,000 of the total.
  • The Biden administration is struggling to find housing for unaccompanied children who have been backed up in crowded border stations and processing centers for days.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:38pm
AstraZeneca says it will work with Dutch over vaccine queries
Europe

AstraZeneca says it will work with Dutch over vaccine queries

  • "Regulatory authorities in the UK, European Union, the World Health Organization have concluded that the benefits of using our vaccine to protect people from this deadly virus significantly outweigh the risks across all adult age groups," a spokesman for AstraZeneca said in a statement.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:33pm
Bulgarian economy to grow by 2.7pc this year
Europe

Bulgarian economy to grow by 2.7pc this year

  • The economy contracted by 4.2% last year, hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The ministry sees annual average inflation, calculated under a European Union-harmonised index, at 1.8% this year and 2% in 2022.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:26pm
Biden affirms US 'unwavering support' for Ukraine in call
USA

Biden affirms US 'unwavering support' for Ukraine in call

  • "President Biden affirmed the United States' unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's ongoing aggression in the Donbass and Crimea," the statement said.
  • "The leaders agreed these reforms are central to Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations," the statement said.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:20pm
Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60
Europe

Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

  • The decision was made following new reports from medicine monitoring agency Lareb and discussions with health authorities, a Health Ministry statement said.
  • "Authorities in the UK, European Union, the World Health Organization have concluded that the benefits of using our vaccine to protect people from this deadly virus significantly outweigh the risks across all adult age groups," it said.
Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:06pm
US factories desperate for workers, even as ranks of jobless remains high
USA

US factories desperate for workers, even as ranks of jobless remains high

  • "We hired two from the ads," said Arnold, just a fraction of the 125 he needs to get back to full strength of 673 workers. Half the welding jobs at his Texas plant are open, for instance, creating a bottleneck in an operation that builds trailers on metal frames.
  • US manufacturers have long grumbled about labor shortages, but the past year has proven particularly frustrating.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:49pm
Bulgarian PM woos rural voters with infrastructure in tough re-election bid
Europe

Bulgarian PM woos rural voters with infrastructure in tough re-election bid

  • "What you wanted, I have given you," Borissov, clad in a leather jacket, told the local mayor and a group of villagers who greeted him in the village square on a sunny spring day.
  • "You brought us back to life. We had lost all hope here," Ibrahim Emin, a construction worker, told Borissov, praising improvements to a third road connecting St Petka to nearby villages.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:39pm
England COVID reproduction rate steady at 0.8 to 1
Europe

England COVID reproduction rate steady at 0.8 to 1

  • This week, strict lockdown restrictions in England began to be eased for the first time since the start of the year as the number of deaths, hospitalisations and cases has steadily fallen.
  • The Department of Health said scientists could not agree to a nationwide figure for the reproduction "R" number or daily growth estimate in COVID-19 cases, but the estimated figures for England remained unchanged.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:36pm
Texas sheriff fires seven officers after custody death of Black man
USA

Texas sheriff fires seven officers after custody death of Black man

  • He was held on a marijuana possession charge, though he had less than two ounces, which is a misdemeanor, Allen, Texas, Police Department said .
  • Scott died later that night after having been restrained and pepper-sprayed following his handover to the county jail, the New York Times reported, adding that a spit hood had been placed over his head.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:54pm
Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots
Europe

Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots

  • Turkey has so far delivered 16.5 million vaccine doses nationwide, including more than 7 million people who have received a second dose of the shots developed by China's Sinovac Biotech.
  • A total of 2.8 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have arrived in Turkey, with that number expected to reach 4.5 million in the coming days, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:21pm
Austria to give Czech Republic 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine
Europe

Austria to give Czech Republic 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine

  • "We will...support the Czech Republic bilaterally with 30,000 doses of vaccine and believe it is very positive that we have also heard that other European countries are prepared to do the same," it said. Kurz previously said an EU deal on Thursday on dose distribution should have given the Czech Republic more.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:18pm
Vietnam asks for foreign support in procuring COVID-19 vaccines
South Asia

Vietnam asks for foreign support in procuring COVID-19 vaccines

  • Vietnam has received about 930,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine so far but wants to procure doses from Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, China's Sinovac, and Russia's Sputnik V shot.
  • Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on Thursday asked Japan's embassy for help with technology transfer for vaccine production and testing in Vietnam, the ministry said in a statement on Friday
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:14pm
Russian court fines Twitter on charges of failing to delete content
Europe

Russian court fines Twitter on charges of failing to delete content

  • The Tagansky District Court in Moscow said in a series of statements that it had issued three separate fines against Google of 3.2 million roubles, 3.3 million roubles and 2.4 million roubles.
  • It said the fines related to offences committed on Jan. 22-24 this year, including "violating the procedure for removing information", all under Russia's Administrative Offences Code.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:06pm
US job growth accelerates in March; unemployment rate falls to 6.0pc
USA

US job growth accelerates in March; unemployment rate falls to 6.0pc

  • Nonfarm payrolls surged by 916,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. That was be the biggest gain since last August. Data for February was revised higher to show 468,000 jobs created instead of the previously reported 379,000.
  • Nearly 1.7 million jobs were lost that month, and another 20.7 million would vanish in April.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:03pm
UK adds Pakistan to its travel ban ‘red list’
Europe

UK adds Pakistan to its travel ban ‘red list’

  • On Friday, the United Kingdom's Foreign Office announced that it was adding Pakistan to the Red List of travel ban countries, with measures coming into force from April 9th.
  • The Pakistani government and medical officials had earlier blamed the rise in cases on a coronavirus variant, that was first reported in the United Kingdom.
Updated 02 Apr, 2021 04:43pm
Covid overwhelms ICUs in Syrian capital
World

Covid overwhelms ICUs in Syrian capital

  • Jotting down vitals on a small note pad, Sbayni said she had already attended to at least 10 Covid-19 patients that day with more expected to follow.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:35am
Dutch PM Rutte clings on after political battle
World

Dutch PM Rutte clings on after political battle

  • He was supported by the two main parties that formed part of his previous coalition, the centre-left D66 and centre-right Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), while all opposition parties voted against him.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:27am
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