International

Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:44 UTC
People in Europe and US more willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, survey

The tide is changing and willingness to get a Covid-19 vaccine is on the rise compared to last year, according to a survey of six industrialized countries published on Monday. More people in the United Kingdom, the United States and even vaccine-skeptical France now accept the idea of getting a coronavirus jab, KekstCNC, an international consultancy, said in the survey conducted in February.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
Facebook will pay US$ 650 million for illegally collecting biometric data to identify faces

A US federal judge has given final approval to Facebook's US$650 million payment to settle a privacy dispute between the California group and 1.6 million users in the US state of Illinois. The decision was issued on Friday.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
AstraZeneca sells 7,7% interest in Moderna for a billion US dollars

AstraZeneca Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna Inc for more than a billion US dollars after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, The Times reported.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
More than 20 million people in UK have been given at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

More than 20 million people in the UK have been given at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the country's Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Sunday evening. Government figures revealed that 20,089,551 people from a population of some 66 million had been administered a jab.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 05:50 UTC
Empowered Miss Germany 2021, Anja, 33 and mother of two daughters

Anja Kallenbach, 33 year old mother of two daughters, was named Miss Germany 2021 on Saturday evening after competing against 15 other finalists. There was no audience present for the event due to coronavirus restrictions, but the show was broadcast live over YouTube. The event carried the tagline: “Empowering authentic women.”
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 13:21 UTC
Households in England with school children will have two rapid Covid-19 tests per week

All households in England with school or college-aged children will be offered two rapid Covid-19 tests per person per week to support the government's priority to get young people back in the classroom, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 11:21 UTC
A million foreign workers are believed to have left Britain: reverse migration, lockdown, Brexit

Foreign workers are leaving Britain at the fastest pace since World War II, presenting a challenge to an economy already roiled by Brexit and the coronavirus. London alone has lost 700,000 people over the last year, recent research suggests.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 11:13 UTC
Prince William and Catherine urge those eligible to get vaccinated

Prince William has warned that anti-vaccination messages are rife on social media and urged those eligible to get jabs, following a similar appeal by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 10:15 UTC
Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, “I will not return to Argentina”

Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, still the Catholic pontiff, without returning to spend his final days in his native Argentina, according to a new book titled The Health Of Popes.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 10:11 UTC
Caged cattle in a rogue vessel stranded in the Mediterranean will be sacrificed

Some 864 head of cattle aboard the ship “Karim Allah” are to be sacrificed, Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday, following days of controversy over the animals' health.