Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine found to be effective against all strains associated with B.1.1.7
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech is likely to be just as effective against a highly transmissible mutant strain of…
Month: January 2021
Migrants in southern Italy living in ‘alarming conditions’ says human rights organization
The organization Doctors for Human Rights (MEDU) denounced the alarming living and working conditions of foreign farm workers on the…
Poland initiates EU talks concerning UN debate on Navalny’s arrest
Poland has initiated talks with EU member states to start an immediate debate in the UN Human Rights Council of…
WHO emergency committee advises on new COVID-19 variants
The WHO Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met to review and advise on the new variants of COVID-19. The committee met…
Norway keeps vaccination with Pfizer&BioNTech’s vaccine despite concerns
Norway will not change its policy on the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine following deaths among highly frail recipients, but…
German company DB Schenker suspends logistics between the EU and UK over post-Brexit bureaucracy
German logistics company DB Schenker is temporarily suspending deliveries from the European Union to Britain because of bureaucratic hurdles brought…
Russia faces international condemnation over the arrest of Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny has appeared in court for the first time following his arrest at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, amid growing international…
Funds for Polish firms under 2nd financial shield on Jan. 18
On Friday the deputy prime minister and development and labour minister stated that Polish firms affected by Covid-related restrictions are…
Czech Parliament opposes Russian nuclear energy
In December 2020, an intrigue in the Czech establishment was caused by in private meeting held in Moscow between Martin…
A dozen cases of infecting with a new coronavirus strain were registered in luxurious Swiss ski resort
Health authorities quarantined two hotels and closed ski schools in the posh Swiss resort of St Moritz on Monday to…