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Moderna’s is the second vaccine the FDA has considered, behind Pfizer’s, which was authorised last week. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be set for regulatory authorisation this week after US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff members did not raise any major new concerns about it in documents released on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT" The FDA reviewers said a two-dose regimen of Moderna’s vaccine was highly effective in preventing confirmed cases of COVID-19 and did not raise any specific safety issues with using the vaccine in adults over the age 18. The comments were made in documents prepared for Thursday’s meeting of outside experts, who will discuss whether to endorse a US emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Moderna shot. The FDA typically follows the a...

Somalia accused Kenya of trying to ‘infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia Somalia has severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing it of violating Somali sovereignty and territorial integrity. Somali Information Minister Osman Dube, who announced the government’s decision in a televised speech late on Monday, said Somalia ordered all its diplomats in Kenya to return, while Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave within seven days. “Kenya continues meddling in our internal political affairs and it has ignored our previous calls to stop violating our sovereignty,” Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Dubbe announced on state-run SNTV. We therefore declare that we have cut ties with Kenya over its poor vio...

15" December"2020" https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/health-55308211 A new variant of coronavirus has been found which is growing faster in some parts of England, MPs have been told. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said at least 60 different local authorities had recorded Covid infections caused by the new variant. He said the World Health Organization had been notified and UK scientists were doing detailed studies. He said there was "nothing to suggest" it caused worse disease or that vaccines would no longer work. He told MPs in the House of Commons that over the last week, there had been sharp, exponential rises in coronavirus infections across London, Kent, parts of Essex and Hertfordshire. "We've currently identified over 1,000 cases with this variant predominantly in ...

14" DECEMBER "2020" JEDDAH SOURCE : NEWS AGENCIES Shipping firm Hafnia says its tanker was hit by an unidentified ‘external source’, causing a fire and an explosion, An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah has been hit by an unidentified “external source” that caused a fire and an explosion, a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has come under attack off the kingdom amid its years-long war in Yemen. In a statement on Monday, shipping company Hafnia said all 22 sailors on board the Singapore-flagged BW Rhine escaped without injury. The company warned it was possible some oil leaked out from the site of the blast. BW Rhine has been hit from an external source whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at approximately 00:40 local time on 14...

Donald McRae at the SSE Arena, Wembley @donaldgmcraeSat 13 Dec 2020" https://www.theguardian.com/ Anthony Joshua shows his mettle with dramatic knockout of Kubrat PulevBoxing" World heavyweight champion wins in ninth roundPotential Tyson Fury unification fight one step closer Anthony Joshua retained his world heavyweight titles after he knocked out Kubrat Pulev in the ninth round on Saturday night. Heavyweight boxing can be one of the most unpredictable and unforgiving arenas in sport, as Joshua learned when he suffered a shock stoppage loss against Andy Ruiz Jr 18 months ago, but he matched expectations at Wembley Arena as he battered the 39-year-old Bulgarian into submission.Tyson Fury all bluster and brickbat but Anthony Joshua refuses to bite | Kevin Mitchell ...

12" December" 2020" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES Seven aid trucks deliver medicines, medical equipment and relief supplies to people in Tigrayan capital more than a month after fighting began. The first international aid convoy carrying medicines and relief supplies has arrived in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. In a statement on Saturday, ICRC said the convoy from the Geneva-based group and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was sent in coordination with the Ethiopian authorities. Seven Red Cross trucks brought medicines and medical equipment for 400 wounded as well as relief supplies. These supplies will be donated to Ayder Hospital, the Regional Health Bureau, a...

10" December "2020" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director warned continent might not see vaccines until after the second quarter of 2021, Africa’s top public health official has said “it will be extremely terrible to see” rich countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines while African countries go without it, especially as a new surge in cases begins on the continent of 1.3 billion people. As the world watches mass vaccinations begin in Britain, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director John Nkengasong warned on Thursday that Africa might not see vaccines until after the second quarter of  Nkengasong called it a “moral issue” and urged the United Nations to summon a special session to discuss the et...

10 " December"2020" SOURCE : REUTERS Pfizer and BioNTech say documents related to their development of a COVID-19 vaccine have been ‘unlawfully accessed’ in a cyberattack on Europe’s medicines regulator. United States drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to their development of a COVID-19 vaccine had been “unlawfully accessed” in a cyberattack on Europe’s medicines regulator. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), responsible for assessing and approving medicines and vaccines for the European Union (EU), said hours earlier that it had been targeted in a cyberattack. It gave no further details,, Pfizer and BioNTech said they did not believe any personal data of trial participants had been compromised and EMA “has assured us th...

10" December" 2020" https://www.theguardian.com/ Hunter Biden was a frequent target of attack for Donald Trump and his allies in the months leading up to the presidential election. During his final campaign rallies, the president repeatedly (and falsely) referred to the Biden family as “a criminal enterprise.” Following news of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes, one Republican congressman called on attorney general William Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate the president-elect’s son. According to NBC News, Hunter Biden and his ex-wife had an IRS lien against them for unpaid taxes of $112,805.09 up until March of this year, but it’s unclear whether the newly announced investigation is in connection to that.MORE: Up until March 20th of this year H...