Australia asks EU to stop blocking vaccine exports
Australia is seeking assurances from the European Union’s executive arm that future shipments of vaccines will not be blocked, after Italy banned a large export of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shots.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says airplane hijacking disrupted
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says authorities have disrupted the attempted hijacking of a passenger jet in flight on Thursday night.
Travel industry bets on vaccine passports to draw Brits to Med
The race to roll out vaccination passports is spurring competition among travel companies and tourist destinations for the large number of Britons set to receive COVID-19 shots before the summer.
Iceland expects “relatively small” lava eruption, minor disruption to air traffic
Iceland expects a “relatively small” lava eruption in the island’s southwest which could lead to a temporary halt in air traffic, the office of Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said late … Read More
World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe
Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the … Read More
Pound at record low level again after tumultuous week
The Lebanese pound fell slightly on the black market Friday, hitting its record low reached earlier this week.
It’s time to talk about the Blue Line: Constructive re-engagement is key to stability
The Blue Line, stretching for 120km along Lebanon’s southern frontier, is a key to peace in the region. It is not a border, but a line of withdrawal.
Myanmar police open fire, kill one; UN Security Council due to meet on crisis
Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fired on protesters against last month’s military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta
Turkey blames bad weather for deadly military helicopter crash
Turkey’s defence minister on Friday blamed bad weather for a military helicopter crash that killed 10 soldiers and a senior commander in the country’s restive southeast.
Pope Francis leaves Rome at start of risky trip to Iraq
Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip to Iraq, his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012 and the first visit by a pontiff … Read More