New satellite imagery obtained by CNN reveals North Korea has recently taken steps to conceal a facility US intelligence agencies believe is being used to store nuclear weapons, a move that could add to the growing sense of urgency from critics who argue the Biden administration needs to articulate a clear strategy on how it will deal with Kim Jong Un going forward. [...]

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls rescued days after kidnapping

Hundreds of schoolgirls that were kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria have been rescued, authorities said. [...]

UAE Covid: PCR tests every week for these employees in Ajman

Employees who have received both doses of the Covid vaccine are exempted from the requirement. [...]

UAE employers cut salaries, ask staff to work from home country

Employees are at a loss about the contagion impact on their wages. [...]

Video: Abu Dhabi Police chase, stop reckless driver

He committed three dangerous traffic violations. [...]

In Pasay City where South African variant has been detected, health workers find hope in vaccines

(Eagle News) — The vaccination against COVID-19 started in Pasay City on Tuesday, March 2, the same day that the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the presence of the highly infectious South African variant in the country, including three cases in Pasay City. Many health care workers received the Sinovac vaccines, and expressed hope that they can now have some protection against a deadly disease that had so far claimed more than 200 lives […] [...]

More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Insults, beatings, arrests — health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than 400 acts of violence related to Covid-19 worldwide in 2020, according to a report published Tuesday by a health NGO. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition unveiled an interactive map that shows 1,172 violent acts and attacks occurred against health workers or facilities last year, “a minimum estimate,” according to the NGO. More than a […] [...]

DOH reports 13 “minor” adverse events on 1st day of Sinovac vaccine rollout

Assures safety of Sinovac shots which can prevent severe COVID-19 infection (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that 13 “minor” adverse events were reported in the first day of the vaccine rollout using Sinovac vaccines donated by China. All did not require hospitalization and they were allowed to go home after a period of observation that same day. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all of the adverse events were considered […] [...]