EU regulator reviews reports of rare nerve disorder after AstraZeneca shot
Europe’s medicines regulator reports a rare nerve-degenerating disorder in people who have received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
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High-level talks resume on returning US to Iran nuclear deal
World powers began a fourth round of high-level talks in Austria aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran.
Possible Israel war crimes in east Jerusalem land right case: UN
The United Nations urged Israel on Friday to call off any forced evictions in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, warning actions could amount to “war crimes”.
PM Johnson’s party sweeps aside Labor in northern English town
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a new seat in parliament Friday, ousting the Labor Party with a sweeping victory.
Israel says troops kill 2 Palestinian attackers in West Bank
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians and wounded a third after the men opened fire on a Border Police base in the occupied West Bank on Friday, police said.
French FM says Lebanon needs saving from ‘collective suicide’
France’s top diplomat wielded the threat of more sanctions in Beirut Friday to prevent what he described as a “collective suicide” organised by members of Lebanon’s ruling political class.
Saudi to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers
All public and private sector workers wishing to attend a workplace in Saudi Arabia will be required to have taken a COVID-19 vaccination, the human resources ministry said on Friday, … Read More
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council meeting Thursday where the United States and its Western … Read More
French FM delivers tough message to Lebanese leaders
Le Drian delivered a tough message to Lebanese leaders during a one-day visit to Beirut, that Paris was fed up with the country’s political class that has failed to form … Read More
Lebanese pound down as govt crisis drags on
The Lebanese pound fell against the dollar Friday, trading at LL12,450 on the black market, as a French initiative to resolve the country’s political crisis appeared to make no breakthrough.