The UK is changing its vaccination strategy, with a plan to prioritise giving millions of people a first dose of vaccine, in the latest effort to contain the pandemic. It came as the daily death toll rose to more than...
Peru | Shamans invoke tranquility and health for 2021
A group of Peruvian shamans met on Tuesday in Lima to invoke “emotional tranquility”, “spiritual tranquility” and make 2021 a good year.
Aftermath of deadly attack at Aden airport
A large #explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of #Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said.
The dispute in the East Mediterranean
One issue that has dominated Turkish foreign policy during the past year has been the disputes with Greece and Greek Cypriots over maritime borders in the East Mediterranean – and that issue still has to be...
UAE-based firms help Venezuela avoid US sanctions – report
A report says that the UAE has become a hub for companies helping Venezuela avoid US oil sanctions.
Turkey gets its first Covid-19 vaccines from China
Turkey has received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines. It’s part of a 50 million dose order secured from the Chinese bio-tech firm Sinovac. Phase three trials for the vaccine are ongoing but Turkey’s lead...
‘It has been a thoroughly robust process on safety, quality and effectiveness’
Dr June Raine, chief executive of MRHA, tells Sky’s science correspondent Thomas Moore that there will be a full public assessment report on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine ‘very shortly’.