Mass public vaccination programs using a Chinese coronavirus vaccine are underway across Indonesia and Turkey, where tens of millions of people are expected to receive doses of the CoronaVac shot made by Beijing-based company Sinovac. [...]

Navalny arrested on his return to Moscow

Russia's leading Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny, was detained by local police, moments after his return to the country and five months after he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports Navalny had originally been scheduled to land at Vnukovo airport, where a crowd of hundreds of supporters and journalists waited. CNN has been unable to establish why the flight was diverted. [...]

Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvisa approved both the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the Coronavac vaccine. [...]

88,743 residents vaccinated in last 24 hours

The UAE's vaccine administration rates are just second behind Israel globally. [...]

UAE: Compulsory Covid tests every 7 days for more employees

Those who have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are exempted. [...]

UAE reports 3,471 Covid cases, 2,990 recoveries, 6 deaths

More than 23.5 million tests have been carried out across the country so far. [...]

Samsung chief jailed for 2.5 years over corruption scandal

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire was convicted Monday over a huge corruption scandal and jailed for two and a half years, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker. Lee Jae-yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down […] [...]

Escaping coronavirus lockdowns, tourists flock to Dubai

by Shatha Yaish Agence France Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — As much of the world tightens lockdowns to stem coronavirus, Dubai has flung its doors open, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape — despite a sharp rise in cases. While mask-wearing and social distancing are strictly enforced, life in the tourism-reliant emirate looks much like normal, with its restaurants, hotels and mega-malls open for business. Images of sports stars and television personalities […] [...]

Indonesian medics overwhelmed by quake casualties

by Andi Hajramurni, with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta MAMUJU, Indonesia (AFP) — Medics battled exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they raced Monday to treat scores of people injured by a devastating earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. At least 81 people were killed and thousands left homeless by the powerful 6.2-magnitude quake that struck early Friday, reducing buildings to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in the seaside city of […] [...]

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