First known U.S. Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler
Dec. 2, 2021 The United States on Wednesday identified its first known COVID case caused by the Omicron variant, discovered in a fully vaccinated patient who traveled to South Africa,…
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
Nov. 13, 2021 Negotiators took the two-week U.N. climate talks in Scotland into an extra day on Saturday, wrestling with a fresh draft of an agreement intended to give the…
COVID-19 : Ten states sue Biden administration over vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers
Nov 11, 2021 Ten Republican state attorneys general sued on Wednesday to stop the Biden administration’s requirement that millions of U.S. health workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying it…
COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines – Disease experts
Nov. 9, 2021 Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but…
Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame
Nov 1, 2021 A U.N. conference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialised nations were accused of dragging…
African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – Officials
Oct 26, 2021 The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White…
WE ARE HAPPY U.S IS BACK ON TRACK WITH CLIMATE CHANGE – OSINBAJO
Oct. 19, 2021 Nigeria is glad that the Biden administration is fully back on board the Climate Change global agenda, in a commendable restoration of the U.S government’s support for…
Delta Airline to resume flight to U.S Nov. 8
Oct. 18, 2021 Delta Airlines on Monday announced plans to resume international flight operations to U.S on Nov. 8. The resumption plan was announced following the lifting of travel restrictions…
U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union
Oct. 15, 2021 President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of…
Despite price surge OPEC+ panel recommends sticking to oil output plan – SourcesÂ
Oct. 4, 2021 OPEC+ ministerial panel has recommended that the oil producing group stick to an existing pact to hike oil output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November,…