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As many as 99.4 million (99,437,643) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,132,432 have died.
Global coronavirus cases hits 99.4m; death toll crosses 2.13m
LONDON — As many as 99.4 million (99,437,643) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,132,432 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 71,500,196 cases of global recoveries.Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with over 99 million confirmed cases in 218 countries and more than 2.13 million deaths. The virus is surging in many regions and countries that had apparent success in suppressing initial outbreaks are also seeing infections rise again.The US recorded Saturday 186,891 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as the confirmed cases nation-wide crossed 24 million. It also recorded 3,655 virus-related deaths according to Johns Hopkins University.The tally showed that the confirmed cases...
January 24, 2021

Global coronavirus cases hits 99.4m; death toll crosses 2.13m

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson making a point.
Johnson talks of free trade deal in first call with Biden
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the "benefits of a potential free trade deal" with the newly inaugurated US president in their first call since the inauguration.The British prime minister "reiterated his intention to resolve existing trade issues as soon as possible," a statement from Downing Street said, emphasizing the UK's leader interest in discussing trade with the new administration.The White House readout of the call, however, did not mention talk of a potential free trade agreement.Janet Yellen, who Biden has nominated to be treasury secretary, told lawmakers this week that the new president would prioritize domestic investment before signing a new free trade agreement.President Joe Biden "conveyed his intention to strengthen...
January 24, 2021

Johnson talks of free trade deal in first call with Biden

Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop was arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, in the Netherlands on suspicion of large-scale drug smuggling.
Asian drug lord Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport
AMSTERDAM — Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop was arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of large-scale drug smuggling.The 57-year-old Canadian citizen's arrest took place at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Dutch police said.The drug lord's identity was confirmed by Australian police who issued an arrest warrant for the man in 2019.He is suspected of running a global crime syndicate known as Sam Gor or The Company.Australian Federal Police issued a warrant in connection with "Operation Volante, which dismantled a global crime syndicate operating in five countries," a police statement said.That 2013 investigation resulted in the arrest of 27 people for importing and trafficking heroin and meth into Australia."The syndicate targeted Australia over a number of years,...
January 24, 2021

Asian drug lord Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa who is leading in polls.
Portuguese voters head to the polls amid national COVID lockdown
LISBON — Portuguese voters will head to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential election as COVID-19 cases rise in the country. Voters will decide amid a national lockdown whether to reelect incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa who is leading in polls.Polls indicate center-right incumbent de Sousa will win another term, although observers are watching how a far-right challenger could perform.Portugal remains under a strict national lockdown after the country of 10.8 million recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll and number of new infections on Saturday. Fatalities now stand over 10,000.There are 12,000 voting locations and voters must wear a mask, disinfect their hands, keep their distance, and bring their own pens, the country's prime minister said.The president in Portugal...
January 24, 2021

Portuguese voters head to the polls amid national COVID lockdown

Pakistan’s government has decided to allow the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
Pakistan approves Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use
MOSCOW — Pakistan’s government has decided to allow the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the Dawn newspaper reported on Sunday citing government’s sources."At the meeting held by the registration board of Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority, another vaccine was also approved for emergency use," according to the newspaper."After this decision, the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was the third one to be approved for emergency use in the country," the source noted, according to the Russian News Agency (TASS).On Tuesday, Pakistan's Health Ministry authorized the emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical corporation, Sinopharm.The country’s authorities also allowed to use the drug,...
January 24, 2021

Pakistan approves Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use



A teacher and her students practice COVID-19 school re-opening guidelines by wearing face masks and maintaining physical distance at a primary school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. — courtesy UNICEF/Seng
Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education
NEW YORK — To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of students, teachers and families in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic that, at its peak, forced almost every school, institute and university to close its doors.“When education is interrupted, it affects everyone,” he said, and “all of us pay the price,” stressing that education is the foundation for expanding opportunities, transforming economies, fighting intolerance, protecting our planet and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Although this disruption has led to learning innovations, he said, it has also dashed hopes of a brighter future among vulnerable populations.Avert generational catastropheWith that in mind,...
January 24, 2021

Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education

Barkissa Fofana, a young microbiologist from Burkina Faso, is confident that science can help combat climate change and desertification. — courtesy FAO/Gideon Vink
The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
ROME — A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region, as part of a UN program to restore degraded land in Africa.As part of FAO’s Action Against Desertification program, Barkissa Fofana, a young microbiologist from Burkina Faso, is studying to see whether microbes can help plants to grow in some of Africa’s most arid zones.The 30-year-old Barkissa Fofana studies the relationship between acacia trees, and they way they interact with different fungi and bacteria, in the hope that it will help to explain how they resist drought.This kind of research is an important way to build resilience against climate change, and make land in the Sahel green and productive.Fofana’s work is part of Action Against...
January 24, 2021

The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall


Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) banners outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Sept, 20, 2019. — courtesy UN News/Conor Lennon
ECOSOC turns 75; president reaffirms mandate to tackle pandemic, development challenges
NEW YORK — Marking its 75th anniversary amid the most serious economic and health crisis the UN has ever faced, the Organization’s Economic and Social Council “has the mandate and the responsibility to respond to these challenges,” the body’s President Munir Akram said on Saturday. “Let us work together to fulfill ECOSOC’s mandate and potential to respond to the world’s greatest challenges,” said Akram, referring to the Council — one of the six main organs of the United Nations — by its well-known acronym.ECOSOC 101The Economic and Social Council is at the heart of the UN system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental.It is the central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus...
January 24, 2021

ECOSOC turns 75; president reaffirms mandate to tackle pandemic, development challenges

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry a miner who was trapped in a gold mine in Qixia City in east China's Shandong Province, Sunday.
11 of 22 workers trapped in China Gold Mine rescued
BEIJING — Rescuers in China on Sunday lifted to the surface one of 22 workers trapped for two weeks after an explosion in a northern gold mine, state media reported, according to the Associated Press.Reports said the worker was in weak condition but no other details were given. State broadcaster CCTV showed ambulances parked alongside engineering vehicles at the mine in Qixia, a jurisdiction under Yantai in Shandong province.Later, ten other workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one in baskets on Sunday afternoon, their eyes shielded to protect them after so many days in darkness.Rescuers were in contact with 10 of the workers who were in the mine...
January 24, 2021

11 of 22 workers trapped in China Gold Mine rescued

Saint Martin's island, the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. The trawler ‘FV Zanzabil’ sank with 26 people on board early in the morning, capsizing nearly 65 kilometers from Saint Martin's island.
Four die, 9 missing after fishing boat sinks in Bay of Bengal
DHAKA — Four fishermen have died and nine more are missing after a boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh, DPA cited anofficial as saying on Saturday.Coastguard Lt. Arifuzzaman Rony said rescuers had found four bodies adrift in the water after the engine-propelled boat with 26 fishermen aboard sank in the bay.According to sources at the local Coast Guard, the trawler ‘FV Zanzabil’ sank with 26 people on board early in the morning.“The Coast Guard and Navy along with local fishing trawlers launched a rescue operation soon after the trawler went down,” said a Coast Guard official, adding, “The sunken trawler is yet to be traced.”The boat capsized nearly 65 kilometers from Saint Martin's island, the southernmost tip of Bangladesh.Thirteen people were...
January 24, 2021

Four die, 9 missing after fishing boat sinks in Bay of Bengal

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