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Saturday, May 15, 2021

Venezuela approves Russia's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
USA

Venezuela approves Russia's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine

  • Developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, the slimmed-down vaccine, which the RDIF says is 79.4% effective against COVID-19 and costs under $10 a dose, has been earmarked for export and has been billed as a way to help vaccine supplies go further in countries with high infection rates.
Published 15 May, 2021 07:29pm
Ethiopia postpones June 5 parliamentary elections
Africa

Ethiopia postpones June 5 parliamentary elections

  • Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party face challenges from increasingly strident ethnically-based parties seeking more power for their regions.
  • "We will let everybody (know) soon as to how many additional weeks/days to complete the delayed tasks ... Wouldn't be more than 3 weeks," she added.
Published 15 May, 2021 07:12pm
Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane
Africa

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane

  • The SCA announced this week that it was planning to extend a second canal lane that opened in 2015 by 10 km to make it 82 km long, and would widen and deepen a single lane stretch at the southern end of the canal.
  • The work had begun following directives from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi "to immediately start implementing the proposed development plan and put in place a timetable for completion as soon as possible".
Updated 15 May, 2021 07:06pm
Tunisia's economy shrank 3pc in the first quarter of 2021
Africa

Tunisia's economy shrank 3pc in the first quarter of 2021

  • Tourism accounts for about 8% of Tunisia's GDP and is a major source of foreign currency. In the first quarter of 2020, Tunisia's GDP had contracted 1.7% from the same period a year earlier.
  • Tunisia, which has seen its debt burden rise and economy shrink by 8.8% last year in real terms, has started talks with the International Monetary Fund to seek a financial assistance package.
Published 15 May, 2021 06:15pm
Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic COVID-19 cases
South Asia

Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic COVID-19 cases

  • Taiwan reports record daily rise in domestic infections.
  • Alert level raised in capital, many venues to close.
  • Spike in cases a jolt after pandemic kept well under control.
  • Government to watch stock market reaction closely.
  • TSMC reducing movement of people across chip fabs.
Published 15 May, 2021 06:12pm
Netanyahu claims building housing media was a 'legitimate target'
Middle East

Netanyahu claims building housing media was a 'legitimate target'

  • An Israeli airstrike has destroyed a high-rise tower that housed The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera's offices in the Gaza Strip.
  • "Israel has given a “warning” that it will bomb the building that houses Al Jazeera offices and other international media channels in Gaza City in one hour...our colleagues have already evacuated," noted an Al-Jazeera reporter.
Updated 16 May, 2021 09:53pm
Malaysia, Indonesia urge UN Security Council to stop Israeli 'violence'
South Asia

Malaysia, Indonesia urge UN Security Council to stop Israeli 'violence'

  • Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that in a phone conversation with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, both leaders agreed that Israel's "despicable actions" must be stopped immediately.
  • "To date, the UN Security Council has not issued any statement on the current situation in Palestine due to opposition from the United States of America," he said.
Published 15 May, 2021 06:00pm
Malaysia reports new daily record of 44 COVID-19 deaths
South Asia

Malaysia reports new daily record of 44 COVID-19 deaths

  • The health ministry said in a tweet that 4,140 new coronavirus cases were reported on Saturday, pushing the total past 466,000 with 1,866 deaths - the third highest infection rate in the region behind Indonesia and the Philippines.
Published 15 May, 2021 05:58pm
Merkel rejects bringing forward Germany's exit from coal
Europe

Merkel rejects bringing forward Germany's exit from coal

  • "Those affected need some reliability on the path to climate neutrality," Merkel said. "I don't want to unravel this again after one year."
  • Climate activists say that without an earlier coal phase-out, the more ambitious climate protection targets which Merkel's government just agreed on cannot be achieved.
Published 15 May, 2021 05:53pm
Italy's Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League's Salvini
Europe

Italy's Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League's Salvini

  • "In any case, it won't be this government that reforms the justice and tax system," Salvini told La Repubblica daily, saying centre-left parties within the broad-based cabinet had very different views to their centre-right counterparts.
  • The EU money will only be released in tranches, meaning the taps could be closed if the reforms fail to materialise.
Published 15 May, 2021 05:49pm
Myanmar army battles anti-coup rebels in northwest town
South Asia

Myanmar army battles anti-coup rebels in northwest town

  • "We are running for our lives," one resident told Reuters from Mindat, a hill town just over 100 km (60 miles) from the border with India.
  • "There are around 20,000 people trapped in town, most of them are kids, old people," the resident added. "My friend's three nieces were hit by shrapnel. They are not even teens."
Published 15 May, 2021 05:29pm
Iranian minister cancels Austrian visit over Israeli flag
South Asia

Iranian minister cancels Austrian visit over Israeli flag

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was supposed to meet Alexander Schallenberg but had called off the trip, a spokeswoman for Schallenberg said, confirming a report in newspaper Die Presse.
  • "We regret this and take note of it, but for us it is as clear as day that when Hamas fires more than 2,000 rockets at civilian targets in Israel then we will not remain silent," the spokeswoman said.
Published 15 May, 2021 05:18pm
Mali union calls five-day general strike next week over pay claim
Africa

Mali union calls five-day general strike next week over pay claim

  • The National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM), which says it represents 80% of unionised workers in the country, including miners, teachers and health workers, has called the action in support of better pay.
  • "The strike notice remains in force due to a lack of a agreement with the government," UNTM chief Yacouba Katile said on Friday.
Published 15 May, 2021 05:18pm
Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs
Europe

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs

  • Scientists started studying data from the day Italy's vaccination campaign began, on Dec. 27 2020, until May 3 2021.
  • As of Saturday morning, some 8.3 million Italians, or 14% of the population, were completely vaccinated, while around 10 million people had received a first jab.
Published 15 May, 2021 04:59pm
Britain to hold meeting to encourage global COVID vaccine take-up
Europe

Britain to hold meeting to encourage global COVID vaccine take-up

  • The event will discuss how to tackle misinformation about vaccines, including the role social media companies can play in stopping the spread of damaging falsehoods.
  • "We must work collectively to ensure people across the world can reclaim their lives and livelihoods."
Published 15 May, 2021 04:59pm
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