Headlines- A draft law that would require ships from countries permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to pay for services provided by Iran has been backed by the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament.
- Any state that joins US sanctions on Iran would be considered as an enemy, according to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei, and Tehran will target its interests in retaliation.
- On Sunday, Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, defended Tehran's expired Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States as the best way to put an end to the two countries' hostilities, which he termed a "neither war nor peace."
- Over 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to call for more robust action on climate change.
- Early on Sunday, over 90,000 people were urged to evacuate as a rapidly spreading wildfire moved from the foothills of the Sierra to the center of Reno, Nevada.
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Colorado’s First Sober Bar Offers Alcohol...
According to health officials, one effect of the coronavirus lockdowns was that more people drank alcohol more frequently, with the World Health drank wpublicarning of increased health concerns and a rise in risky behaviours. Svitlana Prystynska takes us to a bar with a unique approach to drinking as more bars begin to
UN Secretary-General Meets With WHO Director-General
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Opening Of the World Health...
Omicron strain is “another reminder that, although many of us might think we’re done with COVID-19, it isn’t done with us,” WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus warned at the beginning of a special session of the World Health Assembly.The World Health Assembly (WHA), which regularly meets in May, has been called to a special session for only the second time in its history
China’s State Broadcaster Takes Down Virus...
Some Chinese state media outlets have removed a report on the origins of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic that cited a “Swiss biologist” after the Swiss embassy said there was no such person
COVID-19 Updates
The heads of the world’s most powerful global finance, health, and trade organisations have joined forces to urge government leaders to fund a new $50 billion roadmap to help end the pandemic that has ravaged lives and livelihoods for the past 18 months, as well as lay the groundwork for a truly global recovery and improved health security
COVID-19 Update by WHO Chief
There is a “massive disconnect rising” on the COVID-19 front, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The pandemic is far from over,” he said, “and it won’t be over everywhere until it’s over everywhere.”
Nepal COVAX COVID-19
The first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, before being distributed to provinces and municipalities throughout the world
Amazon COVID-19 Vaccination
In Colombia, vulnerable indigenous communities in the Amazon region are among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. In the riverside settlement of Paujil Indigenous reserve, health teams go door-to-door to vaccinate as many eligible community residents as possible
Ghana COVAX Rollout
On February 23, COVAX shipped 600 000 doses of the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, India to Accra, Ghana, arriving on the morning of February 24. The arrival in Accra was the first batch shipped and delivered in the region by the COVAX Facility
Mixed Messages From WHO Wuhan Investigation...
A World Health Organization (WHO) team sent to Wuhan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has sent out mixed signals regarding the transparency of the probe, Chinese commentators said on Monday