South Africa’s Biovac Institute strikes deal with BioNTech and Pfizer to produce 100 million Covid vaccines a year
Pfizer, BioNTech and South Africa’s Biovac institute have announced that they have struck a deal…More
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Male, Female, or X: Argentina to issue gender-neutral passports
Argentina will start issuing gender-neutral passports to non-binary citizens, becoming the first Latin American country…More
‘Provocation’: France slams Turkish-Cypriot decision to reopen abandoned town of Varosha
France has criticized a decision made by the Turkish Cypriot authorities to partially reopen the…More
Tunisia’s government in chaos after PM condemns ex-health minister for ‘dysfunction’ during Covid pandemic
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has condemned his ex-health minister, Faouzi Mehdi, for a dismal…More
Entry denied: France’s Covid-19 vaccine passport now required for museums, cinemas or swimming pools
People visiting museums, cinemas or swimming pools in France without a vaccination certificate have been…More
Taiwan’s major Buddhist group secures 5 million doses of Pfizer coronavirus shot, bringing nation’s order of vaccine to 15 million
A major Taiwanese Buddhist group has signed a deal to procure 5 million doses of…More
Beijing renews its call for Fort Detrick biolab probe as 4.7 million Chinese petition WHO to search in US for Covid origins
The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab…More
US, Japan and South Korea stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ over policy towards North Korea
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman sent a “very critical message” to North Korea…More
China’s Henan province’s emergency response level raised to second-highest as it’s hit by heaviest rain in 1,000 years
The emergency response level in China’s Henan province has been raised to the second-highest tier…More
Brussels abusing power by taking legal action against Hungary, says Orban, vows 5-question referendum on LGBTQ+ law that drew ire
The Hungarian prime minister has hit out at the European Union for overstepping its remit…More