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Iran in talks to buy foreign coronavirus vaccine: Health Ministry spox
GORGAN: Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that Iran is currently talking with the countries producing coronavirus vaccine to purchase it. After a meeting with the officials of Golestan Medical Sciences University, she told Islamic Republic
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Germany extends UK travel ban despite EU urging to scap restrictions
BERLIN: Germany on Tuesday extended its travel ban from Britain until Jan 6 amid concern over a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, despite a European Commission recommendation earlier for member states to lift the ban. An updated travel advisory released Tuesday
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Biden gets vaccinated for COVID-19, tells people to follow suit
WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, setting an example for others to follow while many Americans say they are unwilling to get the shot. Biden is one of the first high-ranking U.S. officials to
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Canada to halt passenger flights from Britain to contain coronavirus
OTTAWA: Canada is to halt the entry of passenger flights from Britain for 72 hours from midnight Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities’ announcement Sunday. Canada became the latest nation to take action over a new fast-spreading strain of
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Turkey ends nationwide weekend Coronavirus curfew
ANKARA: Turkey ended a countrywide weekend curfew early Monday as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, reported Anadolu Agency. The curfew began on Friday at 9 p.m. and ended on Monday at 5 a.m. local time.
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Twitter to introduce new function in 2021 to help users identify bots
WASHINGTON: Twitter announced on its blog that it will introduce next year a new function to allow users to distinguish between man-run and automated accounts, reported Sputnik news agency. “In 2021, we’re planning to build a new account type to
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‘Biden’s Presidency vital opportunity for lifting of anti-Iran sanctions’
NEW YORK: An American political expert evaluates recent remarks made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the 2015 nuclear deal as positive, emphasising that the upcoming US administration is prepared to restore the nuclear agreement. Daryl Kimball, Chairman of the
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COVID-19 deaths, cases on the rise in Jordan, Gaza
ISTANBUL: Jordan and Gaza had announced more coronavirus fatalities Wednesday as they continued efforts to contain the disease. Jordan’s Health Ministry said 28 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s death toll to 3,465, Anadolu Agency reported. The
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France: Sentences handed down in Charlie Hebdo attacks
PARIS: A French court handed down prison sentences ranging from four years to life Wednesday to 14 defendants considered accomplices in the Jan 7 to 9, 2015 attacks across the Ile-de-France region, including Paris, that left 17 people dead at the
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Pandemic shows healthcare workers’ heroism: WHO chief
GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of health workers’ heroic work, Anadolu Agency reported the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday. “Health workers account for an estimated three per cent of the world’s population but account for 14
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