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UK records highest daily coronavirus deaths since late April
The daily number of deaths of people who had had a positive test result for Covid-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test reached 981, bringing the total to 72,548, according to the official figures, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ready to try Daniel Pearl murderers if Pakistan courts can't: United States
The strong statement from the US comes in the wake of the Sindh High Court's decision to order release of accused from detention, which came months after the same court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Sheikh and acquitting three other men linked to the case. The verdict had sparked outrage with serious criticism coming over the credibility of the country's judicial and legal justice system.
South Korea to let people working for USFK to get Covid vaccine
The South Korean troops affiliated with the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, known as KATUSA, as well as civilians working for USFK, are eligible for the inoculation according to the US government's vaccination plan, and USFK and Seoul's defence ministry have discussed the matter, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Pakistan’s former Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif arrested in assets beyond means case
The arrest was executed in the “assets beyond known sources of income case”, NAB officials said in a statement. The bureau further said that Asif held a Dubai iqama (work permit) from 2004 to 2008, and earned a total of ₹ 136 million for his services as a consultant legal adviser.
Nepal seeks to procure Covid vaccine from India
The Indian government is procuring the jabs manufactured in its own country to vaccinate its people against Covid-19. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently wrote to the Indian government, requesting for the supply of the vaccines that would suffice the need for the 20 per cent of the population.
AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine approved in UK: All you need to know
The vaccine should also be capable of fighting the new variant of the coronavirus responsible for a increase of cases in the United Kingdom, according to AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot.
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine found 79% effective in late stage trial
The inactivated vaccine has been developed by the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd. under the China National Biotec Group (CNBG), which is affiliated to Sinopharm, Xinhua news agency reported. After a two-dose inoculation procedure, the vaccine receivers all produced high titers of antibodies, and the seroconversion rate of neutralising antibodies reached 99.52 percent.
Have to assume pandemic is going to get worse: Anthony Fauci
Fauci's comments on Tuesday came after the US registered a record high 65,000 deaths in the past 28 days, making December the worst month for coronavirus fatalities since the start of the pandemic. December's figure, roughly equivalent to over 1.6 Americans lost to the virus every minute, marked a significant surge from that in the entire month of November which registered 36,964 fatalities.
UN Security Council encourages more active engagement against terrorism
Unanimously adopting Resolution 2560 on Tuesday, the 15-member Council encouraged states to more actively submit to the committee listing requests of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities that meet criteria laid out in Resolution 2368, so as to keep the IS and Al Qaeda Sanctions List reliable and up to date.
EU leaders sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
Taking to Twitter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that she and European Council President Charles Michel "signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement" in Brussels. After months of negotiations, on December 24 the EU and the UK announced the reaching of an agreement that will govern bilateral trade and security relationship starting from January 1, 2021.
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