Boris Johnson’s government is under intense pressure, with the new variant coronavirus spreading rapidly and dozens of countries banning travel from the UK. The UK’s scientific advisers are warning that even...
European Union approves BioNTech-Pfizer COVID vaccine | Coronavirus Update
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus mRNA vaccine on Monday. It means the mass vaccination of some 450 million people across the EU is one step closer. EMA’s positive...
Countries impose travel bans to isolate Britain’s mutated coronavirus strain | DW News
Countries across the globe have closed their borders to entrants from the United Kingdom as fears continued to grow over the emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus that has been circulating around Britain. It...
UK tightens lockdown over fast-spreading new Covid strain | Coronavirus update
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reversed plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over the Christmas period. The turnaround, he says, is due to a new strain of the virus, which has seen a surge in cases...
Pentagon loses track of over HALF of ‘sensitive’ equipment provided to Afghan govt – report
The US military has failed to keep track of assorted “sensitive” devices such as night-vision devices, surveillance systems, and other kits it provided to the Afghan government, a US watchdog has found.
COVID vaccine collab | Russia’s SputnikV creators, UK’s AstraZeneca sign cooperation deal
Scientists at Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with British firm AstraZeneca on Monday, signaling the start of cooperation between the two in the fight against the #coronavirus.
Mind your head!| Robots serve restaurant visitors from ceiling in China
A robot-powered restaurant with the conveyor belt system running through the ceiling was opened in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The pink boxes move back and forth carrying food from the kitchen above the diners’...