Delayed Ebola vaccination drive to begin in Guinea
AFP - International - 23/02/2021
Guinea will launch an Ebola vaccination drive Tuesday after a flight delayed by a Saharan dust storm arrived carrying thousands of jabs, as the West African country fights to stamp out a resurgence of the deadly virus.
The outbreak, declared last weekend, is the first…
Two bosses, one 'American ideal': Bruce and Barack make a podcast
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
Streaming giant Spotify on Monday unveiled a new show featuring two American cultural heavyweights: rock star Bruce Springsteen and former US president Barack Obama
Two episodes of the eight-show audio series “Renegades: Born in the USA” are now available…
Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire in Colorado
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
Dozens of Boeing 777 planes were grounded worldwide Monday following a weekend scare on a United Airlines’ plane that suffered engine failure and scattered airplane debris over suburban Denver
The incident on the flight out of Denver — which quickly returned…
US in mourning over 500,000 Covid deaths, UK sees hope
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half mast Monday after the United States crossed the “heartbreaking” milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, while Britain eyed lifting lockdowns in the latest sign of global gains against the pandemic.
“I…
World Trade Organization wants vaccine for poor countries
Agência Brasil - 17/02/2021
Statement by future WTO leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the future leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that the organization should return to the goal of improving people’s living standards and promoting poor countries’ access to…
Italy's Draghi says will fight pandemic 'with all means'
AFP - Italy - 17/02/2021
Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Wednesday his priority was fighting the coronavirus pandemic “with all means”, in his first address to parliament since taking office.
“The main duty to which we are all called, starting from me as prime…
Hundreds of students and several teachers kidnapped in Nigeria school attack
Lusa - Portugal - 17/02/2021
A group of armed men attacked a boarding school in central Nigeria’s Niger state on Tuesday night and kidnapped “hundreds of students” and several teachers, said a local official and one from the security forces today.
This abduction occurred two months after…
Kim Jong-un's wife reappears in public acts after more than a year of absence
TSF - Portugal - 17/02/2021
The anniversary of the birth of the second member of the Kim dynasty is known as the “Day of the Bright Star”. It is one of the most important holidays on the North Korean calendar.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife made her first public appearance…
Economy and employment dominate contacts between Macau Executive and population
Lusa - Macau - 17/02/2021
The economic and employment situation dominated the contacts that the Macau Chief Executive maintained with workers, shopkeepers and residents, during the Lunar New Year holidays, in different areas of the territory.
During the festive period of the Lunar New Year, which…
Boris Johnson and António Guterres discuss increased vaccine production
Lusa - International - 17/02/2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke on the telephone today about the importance of expanding the global production of vaccines against covid-19 and ensuring access to developing countries
According to a…
