The vaccine, which needs to be administered in two doses, will initially be preferred and available to care home staff and residents aged 80 and over, and to those working in health and social care. Pfizer and Bioentech vaccines need to be stored at ultra-low temperatures. These centers have already …
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MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian military on Tuesday announced the deployment of state-of-the-art air defense missiles on the Pacific islands claimed by Japan. Russia’s Eastern Military District said in a statement that S-300V4 air defense missile systems have entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands, adding a punch to previously …
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RUNE, France (AP) – A frightened 22-year-old man is being led to Consultation Room No. 2, his simple-mop floor and hive grille over the window. Behind it, the heavy double doors of the mental emergency ward – open only with the key of a staff member – closed trunk. With …
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Samoa’s two positive Covid-19 cases are not contagious but have been declared historic cases. The cases involved a 70-year-old man who had traveled from Melbourne, Australia, and a sailor returning from Italy. Both Samoan nationals arrived in Apia on a flight home on November 13 and then tested positive for …
Read More »Rage in France over proposed limits on police filming
PARIS (AP) – French activists fear the proposed new security law would deprive them of a powerful weapon against police hostility – cellphone videos of police activity – threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police brutality, especially in poor colonial neighborhoods. The government of French President Emmanuel Macron …
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