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WHO slams Europe's 'unacceptably slow' vax campaigns
WHO regional director Hans Henri Kluge said the vaccine roll-out was "unacceptably slow", reports dpa news agency. "Let me be clear, we must speed up the process by ramping up manufacturing, reducing barriers to administering vaccines, and using every single vial we have in stock, now," Kluge said.
Russia sees 'encouraging signs' from US on Iran n-deal
Russia supports dialogue where all claims would be addressed and discussed in an "inclusive process," Lavrov said while addressing the Middle East Conference of Valdai Discussion Club, a Russian think tank, on Wednesday. However, the US still tends to view the region's problems through an "anti-Iranian prism", Xinhua news agency quoted the Foreign Minister as further saying.
Joe Biden unveils $2tn infrastructure, jobs plan
Outlining it in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, he called the plan "a once-in-a-generation investment in America" and compared its scope to the space race of the 1950s and 1960s when the US confronted the Soviet Union and won the race to the moon. The first phase of it, called the 'Jobs Plan', aims to modernise transportation infrastructure -- the roads, bridges and airports, he said.
Donald Trump enters FB via daughter-in-law's Page, kicked off again
Lara is married to Eric Frederick Trump, the third child and second son of Donald Trump. Facebook said in a statement to The Verge on Wednesday that the company has removed content from Lara Trump's Facebook Page that featured former President Donald Trump speaking.
Emmanuel Macron orders limited national lockdown, school closure
"The rules in force in 19 departments under reinforced surveillance will be extended to the whole of France, starting from Saturday evening and for a period of four weeks," said Macron in a televised speech to the nation. "We will close, for three weeks, nurseries, primary and middle schools," he said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia passes bill allowing Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms
The bill was approved by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a week ago. Putin is expected to sign it into law soon, Xinhua news agency reported. The draft law on elections was made in pursuance of constitutional amendments adopted in a nationwide referendum in July 2020.
US President Joe Biden proposes largest infrastructure, jobs plan since WWII
The approximately $2-trillion package is a "once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done," Biden said on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, DPA news agency reported. The plan is expected to "create millions of good jobs," with the White House comparing the size of the investment to when America "won the space race."
No news of Rohingya boat in Andamans
"That is perhaps because India was negotiating with Bangladesh to take back these refugees. But since Bangladesh has refused to take them back as their boat was tracked far away from the Andamans, the fate of the Rohingyas is uncertain," said a Thailand-based human rights activist on condition of anonymity.
Joe Biden names Indian American as Washington judge, dumps Trump nominee
The White House announced on Tuesday that Biden was nominating Rupa Ranga Puttagunta to be a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, which is a local court for Washington. Last month, he withdrew the nomination of Vijay Shankar to a higher local court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, that Trump had made as one of a spate of last-minute appointments in January before his term was to end.
Pakistan-based LeT militant Saifullah Mansoor jailed for 10 years
Mansoor, alias Bahadur Ali, along with his two associates Abu Saad and Abu Darda -- all trained Lashkar terrorists -- illegally infiltrated into the valley to carry out terrorist attacks at different places in India as per instructions given to them by their handlers based in Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).
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