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Australia Drops Vaccine Goal After AstraZeneca Advice Change 12 Apr 2021

Australia Drops Vaccine Goal After AstraZeneca Advice Change

Australia abandoned its target of vaccinating nearly all the country’s 26 million people against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 after medical authorities changed their advice on vaccine use for the under-50s.

Trump Officials Bragged About Pressuring CDC to Alter COVID Reports 11 Apr 2021

Trump Officials Bragged About Pressuring CDC to Alter COVID Reports

Congressional investigators released emails and documents that show Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appointees under former President Donald Trump regularly bragged about their efforts to alter staff scientists’ reports on the coronavirus.

Yemeni Troops Target Saudi Airport, Airbase 11 Apr 2021

Yemeni Troops Target Saudi Airport, Airbase

Yemeni forces carried out fresh retaliatory attacks against Saudi Arabia, targeting military aircraft hangars at an airport in Jizan region and an airbase in Asir.

Five Killed in Election Violence in West Bengal State 11 Apr 2021

Five Killed in Election Violence in West Bengal State

At least five people have been killed by gunfire in election-related violence in India’s West Bengal state, according to police.

Egypt’s newly found ancient city 11 Apr 2021

Egypt’s newly found ancient city

It will take archaeologists at least 10 years to fully excavate the recently discovered ancient city in modern Egypt's eastern Luxor Governorate.

Model Predicts Corona Kills 618,500 by August in US 11 Apr 2021

Model Predicts Corona Kills 618,500 by August in US

An influential COVID-19 model predicted the total number of US deaths from the virus by August, a number that researchers say will be impacted by how many Americans continue to wear masks as vaccinations continue.

Iran Marks National Nuclear Day With Unveiling 123 New Achievements 11 Apr 2021

Iran Marks National Nuclear Day With Unveiling 123 New Achievements

Iran has unveiled 133 new nuclear achievements made by the country’s experts in different areas of the nuclear industry, including quantum, enrichment, heavy water and deuterium compounds, radiopharmaceuticals, lasers, and etc.

Georgia Becomes Third US State to Shut Down Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Site 10 Apr 2021

Georgia Becomes Third US State to Shut Down Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Site

Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine is facing a double dose of problems, as Georgia is the third US state to temporarily shut down a vaccine site after eight people suffered adverse reactions to the shot.

EU Agency Examines Reports of Blood Clots with J&J COVID Vaccine 10 Apr 2021

EU Agency Examines Reports of Blood Clots with J&J COVID Vaccine

The EU’s drug regulator is reviewing reports of rare blood clots in four people who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and has expanded its inquiry into AstraZeneca’s shot to include reports of a bleeding condition.

UN Human Rights Office Voices Concern over Arrests in Jordan 10 Apr 2021

UN Human Rights Office Voices Concern over Arrests in Jordan

The United Nations human rights office said that it was unclear whether Jordan’s Prince Hamzah remains under de facto house arrest and voiced concern at what it called a lack of transparency surrounding at least 16 detentions.