In desperate times, there are many ways to stretch vaccines and speed up inoculation campaigns, according to experts who have done it. Splitting doses, delaying second shots, injecting into the skin instead of the muscle and employing roving vaccination teams have all saved lives — when the circumstances were right. During cholera outbreaks in war […]
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Moscow Police Start Detaining People Before Rally In Support Of Kremlin Critic Navalny
MOSCOW: Police in Moscow on Saturday began detaining people ahead of a rally in the Russian capital in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a Reuters reporter said. The rally is due to start at 1100 GMT. Several hundred people had gathered just over an hour beforehand. A Reuters reporter said he saw police […]
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken Dreams
CAIRO — The last guest had checked out, leaving Ahmed Taha sitting on an unmade bed in a deserted room amid rumpled sheets and half-drunk coffee cups, contemplating his future. The pandemic was the final blow to his hostel in central Cairo, a jaunty little place on Tahrir Square offering $35 rooms and panoramic views […]
$1B Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales
DES MOINES: The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, […]
Navalny Protests Live Updates: Russians Demand Opposition Leader’s Release
Braving bitter cold and attempts at intimidation, protests unfold across Russia. Thousands of people in Russia’s Far East and in Siberia rallied in support of the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny on Saturday in what was emerging as the biggest nationwide showdown in years between the Russian authorities and critics of the Kremlin. Protests […]
Joe Biden, Canada’s Justin Trudeau To Meet Next Month, Collaborate On Vaccines, Medical Supplies
It is not clear whether the meeting next month will be face to face or virtual. (File) Ottawa: Canada’s Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said on Friday, following a call between the two leaders in which they vowed to join forces to combat coronavirus […]
Philippine Drug Raid Leaves 13 Dead
MANILA — Security forces killed 12 people during a drug raid in the southern Philippines on Saturday, officials said. It was the bloodiest episode in years in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on narcotics. A police officer was also killed in the gun battle, which took place in Sultan Kudarat, a small town in the province […]
Pakistani Man Hit and Killed by Train While Filming TikTok Stunt on Track
A young man was hit and killed by a train in Pakistan while being filmed walking along the tracks for a TikTok stunt, police and rescue officials said Saturday. The accident happened on Friday in the Shah Khalid neighbourhood of Rawalpindi city, near the capital Islamabad. Hamza Naveed, 18, was walking next to the tracks […]
Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown
HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city’s first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. The order bans about 10,000 people living inside multiple housing blocks within the neighbourhood of Jordan from leaving their […]
Vaccine Boost For Poor Countries As President Joe Biden Pledges US Coronavirus Aid
The Biden administration boosted stimulus handouts as well as payments to help families buy food Washington: New US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered more help for Americans struggling to cope with the pandemic in the world’s worst-hit country, as international deals won cheaper tests and vaccines for millions in less wealthy nations. The Biden […]