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Iran n-deal: Biden says US sanctions will not be lifted
Biden was speaking in a CBS News interview aired on Sunday, the BBC reported. However, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran would only return to compliance if the US first lifted all economic sanctions. The 2015 deal sought to limit Iran's nuclear programme, with sanctions eased in return.
China pressurised Nepal to accept its Covid vaccine: Leaked documents
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with his Nepali counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Friday and put pressure to accept the vaccines first under the condition that the details about the vaccines will be sent afterward; a topsy-turvy way of vaccine procurement.
Hong Kong strives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong government, said in a blog that in the past few years' budgets, investment was made in environmental protection and optimizing urban construction to improve the urban environment and air quality and make the city a more livable place, reports Xinhua news agency.
'Oxford-AstraZeneca jab fails to prevent mild, moderate Covid from SA strain'
"A two-dose regimen of (the vaccine) did not show protection against mild-moderate Covid-19 due to (the South African variant)," the study indicated, adding that efficacy against severe Covid-19, hospitalisations and deaths was not yet determined. The study, with a relatively small sample size of more than 2,000 individuals, hasn't yet been peer-reviewed and is due to be published on Monday.
Mia Khalifa now gives 'shoutout to the farmers'
Khalifa posted a picture on Twitter on Sunday, where a plate full of food can be seen. Alongside the image, she wrote: "Shoutout to the farmers" On Friday, Khalifa, who found herself in the line of fire after coming out in support of the farmers' protest in India, tweeted to state that she is determined not to bow from her stance.
34th African Union Summit kicks off virtually amid pandemic
The assembly, among other things, is expected to deliberate and consider the report on the institutional reform of the AU, report on the progress of the bloc's response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa, as well as elections and appointments of the leadership of the AU Commission.
Covid-19 Update: Global cases top 105.7 million
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 105,724,227 and 2,307,219, respectively. The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,908,962 and 461,910, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Pak mountaineer reported missing on K2 expedition
The missing mountaineer, Ali Sadpara had successfully climbed the 8,611-metre-high peak during the K2 Winter Expedition 2021, a month after their first attempt failed, Geo News said in a report. The report said that Sadpara and his team had departed for their journey on Wednesday.
Nord Stream 2 project unaffected by Navalny case: Merkel
At a press conference after an online meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merkel on Friday reiterated that the stance of the German government on the project has not been changed. The 1,230-km Nord Stream 2 pipeline is designed to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.
Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers should share production capacity: WHO
Reiterating the negative impact of inequitable access to Covid-19 vaccines worldwide at a press briefing here on Friday, Tedros said that although the number of vaccine doses administered globally has already exceeded the number of reported infections, more than three-quarters of those were administered in just 10 countries that account for almost 60 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP).
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