Issued on: 28/02/2021 – 10:24Modified: 28/02/2021 – 10:23 Advertising Read more Jerusalem (AFP) Israeli authorities said Sunday they had cleared a Greek tanker of suspicion in relation to an oil spill that caused massive tar pollution on the Mediterranean coastline, devastating marine life. It is seen as Israel’s worst maritime pollution incident in decades. Powerful […]
Romania has delivered the first batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots to Moldova, enabling one of Europe’s poorest countries to begin its vaccination campaign. Moldova has struggled in the global scramble to gain access to vaccines and welcomed donations for its 3.5 million people. In December, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pledged Moldova 200,000 vaccine doses from […]
It’s a little hard to know in modern times why members of a royal family once embarked on an extended tour of another country. From an imperialist point of view, royal tours are essentially an exercise in public relations. Those who have watched Netflix’s “The Crown” can probably relate this to the Prince and Princess […]
There are few other places in the world with a COVID-19 death rate as disproportionately high as the one in Slovakia. In an interview, President Zuzana Čaputová concedes that mistakes were made and explains why her country is considering deploying Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová Foto: CTK Photo / imago images Exactly three […]
Advertising Read more Washington (AFP) When Sherif Mansour was first summoned by Egyptian security at age 17, he recalls how his father, who had plenty of firsthand experience, gave him directions on how to go to the interrogation. Mansour has now lived in the United States for 15 years. But he remains an activist — […]
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny will reportedly serve his prison sentence near Moscow, according to Russian media sources, although the Kremlin critic’s allies say they are still unsure of his location. News agency TASS reported on February 27 that Navalny was taken to the Vladimir region, where he will be imprisoned in a penal colony […]
Issued on: 28/02/2021 – 03:08 Advertising Read more Wellington (AFP) The America’s Cup final between Team New Zealand and Italy’s Luna Rossa on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour was pushed back on Sunday as a coronavirus outbreak plunged the city back into lockdown. The first four races in the best-of-13 showdown were scheduled for next weekend but […]
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on February 27 that Iran is likely behind an explosion earlier this week on an Israeli-owned cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier, was traveling from the Saudi port of Dammam to Singapore when it was struck by an explosion on February […]
Europe’s recovery choices will leave it a year behind the US Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. While the U.S. rushes toward a blockbuster fiscal stimulus package […]
Issued on: 27/02/2021 – 23:14 Advertising Read more Rome (AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 19th goal this campaign but champions Juventus settled for a 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday. The draw gives leaders Inter Milan the chance to pull 10 points clear of Juventus when they play mid-table Genoa at […]