US President Donald Trump, on holiday in Florida, has finally signed a $2.3 trillion financial package that is crucial to millions of jobless Americans, after coming under pressure from legislators. The White House confirmed the outgoing president had signed the bill shortly after he tweeted: “Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow.” Trump, […]
The EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc’s top official says is a “touching moment of unity”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member states. Some countries started administering the jabs on Saturday, saying they […]
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland have confirmed cases of the more contagious Covid variant identified in the UK; the latest European countries to do so. The infections were linked to people who had come from the UK. France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany, as well as other places outside Europe; have also reported cases in […]
The All Pakistan Private School Federation president (APPSF) on Thursday threatened to launch a protest campaign if schools were not reopened in January as earlier decided by education ministers. Talking to Geo Pakistan, APPSF President Kashif Mirza said they reject the statement that schools may not be allowed to open considering the deteriorating situation of […]
The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was “highly likely” that its vaccine against the coronavirus works against the mutated strain detected in Britain, but it could also adapt the vaccine if necessary in six weeks. “Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus […]
Biden has vowed to make the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans and infected more than 17 million, his top priority when he takes office on Jan. 20. At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease. Republican President Donald Trump, who lost the […]
At least 27 countries ban flights and travellers from the UK after the detection of a new coronavirus strain in England. Several countries have banned or will ban flights and travellers from the UK after the British government said on Sunday that the spread of a more-infectious new strain of the coronavirus was now “out […]
Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost. Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be added to the US rollout; which […]
Emmanuel Macron the President of the Republic of France has been diagnosed positive for CoronaVirus today, his office said in a statement. “This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms.” Macron’s office said he would isolate for the next seven days and would continue to run the […]
MacKenzie Scott is giving away her fortune at an unprecedented pace, donating more than $4.2 billion in four months after announcing $1.7 billion in gifts in July. The world’s 18th-richest person outlined the latest contributions in a blog post-Tuesday; saying she asked her team to figure out how to give away her fortune faster. Scott’s […]
