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WHO: Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries:
GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the...
Read moreThe US urges Ethiopia to address humanitarian “disaster” in Tigray
The North American nation is a longstanding ally of Ethiopia but has grown increasingly exasperated, with Blinken earlier describing the violence in Tigray as "ethnic cleansing." In a phone call...
Read moreUS to share up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses
The doses will be able to be exported in the coming months after a federal safety review. The US has a stockpile of the vaccine even though its regulators have...
Read moreEU sues AstraZeneca after delays in vaccine deliveries
The 27 nations of the European Union had ordered 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the British-Swedish drugmaker to be delivered by the end of June, with an...
Read moreDreams Talks: A conversation with Foster Kofi Sam – Founder & CVO | Africa Digital Festival | Digital Foundation Africa
Dreams Talks: Thank you for accessing this interview with dreams Talks for Africanian.com please tell us about this organization, what´s the Digital Foundation Africa, what are the main challenges that you...
Read moreChina’s anti-dumping duties on Australian wine lawful
China's anti-dumping measures against Australian wine were conducted in accordance with the World Trade Organization rules and Chinese legal procedures, as investigations showed dumping of Australian wines has caused substantial...
Read moreEver Given’s owner and charterer facing $1 billion in damages from Suez Canal Authority
The state-owned authority operating the Suez Canal is to offer a discount to those ships left stranded after traffic in the narrow but vital sea route was snarled up by...
Read moreUS dollar share of global reserves sinks to lowest since 1995 – IMF
The greenback’s share of global FX reserves slipped to 59% in the fourth quarter, from 60.5% in the third, declining for three straight quarters. In 1995, the US currency’s share...
Read moreIntroducing ‘Vaxzevria’: AstraZeneca renames Covid vaccine as firm fights off controversy over drug
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical has rebranded its jab, which previously went by the simple ‘AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine’, to ‘Vaxzevria’. In a press release, the company said that the name change does...
Read moreGlobal banks bracing for losses amid US hedge fund collapse
The sudden liquidation of the New York-based billionaire Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management ignited a fire sale of more than $20 billion in assets that has left some of the...
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