Written by Yubaraj Ghimire | Kathmandu | Updated: December 20, 2020 2:40:00 pm Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommended the dissolution of Parliament on Sunday, amid a protracted power struggle between him and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda.” (Archive) Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the …
Read More »See: US Nurse Faints After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine From Pfizer-BioNTech, World News
A head nurse at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, caused a brief scare Thursday when she fainted shortly after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to reports. Read also | Alaska Healthcare Worker Suffers Allergic Reaction To Covid-19 Vaccine, Pfizer Assesses Report Nursing director Tiffany Dover had been giving …
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Written by Rahel Philipose, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2020 11:02:51 pm Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran, on June 2, 2020. Photo taken on June 2, 2020. …
Read More »Four trial volunteers who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine developed Bell’s palsy, World News
When the UK began giving people the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, four people who received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in the company’s trial developed Bell’s palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to the regulators report. from USA Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said there was no clear …
Read More »In a big misstep, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says agricultural unrest is a problem between India and Pakistan
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was asked about the agitation of farmers in India in the House of Commons, and apparently incorrectly viewing the issue as one between India and Pakistan, he told the House of Commons that it is a issue that the two governments must resolve. . …
Read More »Explained: Why Three Former US Presidents Offer To Publicly Take The Covid-19 Vaccine
Written by Rahel Philipose | New Delhi | Updated: December 6, 2020 7:18:50 pm The three most recent former US presidents, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton, have all volunteered to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in front of the camera. (AP) Three former presidents of the United States …
Read More »UN chief of health: the world can start dreaming of the end of the pandemic
By: AP | United Nations | December 5, 2020 1:04:34 pm The WHO has been harshly criticized for not assuming a stronger and more vocal role in managing the pandemic. (Archive) The UN chief of health declared on Friday that the positive results of the coronavirus vaccine trials mean that …
Read More »China defends Brahmaputra dam, India strikes back
India said on Thursday that China must ensure that its hydroelectric projects do not infringe the water rights of the lower riparian states, even as Beijing asserted its right to build a dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River near the Royal Control Line. (LACQUER). China’s plans …
Read More »Joe Biden breaks his foot while playing with a dog, from wearing a boot
By: AP | Wilmington | Updated: November 30, 2020 9:28:38 am Joe Biden suffered the injury playing with Major, one of the Biden’s two dogs. (Stephanie Carter / Delaware Humane Association via AP / File) President-elect Joe Biden broke his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an …
Read More »Explained: The assassination in Iran could limit Biden’s options. Was that the goal?
By: New York Times | November 29, 2020 9:24:37 am President-elect Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, Nov.25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster) Written by David E. Sanger the scientist murder who has led Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon for the past two decades threatens to cripple …
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