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UK's Prince Philip moved to new hospital to treat infection

It further said that Philip spent two weeks in London's private King Edward VII hospital and now he has been moved to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, where doctors will continue to treat him for the infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition.

Covax vaccine programme to deliver 237 mn doses to 142 nations by end-May

The timeline for the delivery of doses, made by AstraZeneca and by India's Serum Institute, will be split into separate two-month schedules, Covax said in a statement, with the first in February-March and the second in April-May. "These timelines are dependent on a variety of factors including national regulatory requirements, availability of supply, and fulfillment of other criteria such as validated national deployment and vaccination plans," the statement said.

US says Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions

The Biden administration declassified an intelligence finding Tuesday that Russia’s FSB, one of its leading intelligence agencies, orchestrated the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, and announced its first sanctions against the Russian government for the attack and the imprisonment of the opposition politician.

US says Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions

In action coordinated with the EU, the United States renewed demands that Russia free Navalny, who was arrested in January upon his return to Moscow as he spurred massive rallies through his allegations of corruption by President Vladimir Putin.

US civil rights activist, lawyer Vernon Jordan dies at age 85

Vernon Jordan, who grew up in the segregated South to become an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics and Wall Street, has died at age 85, a CNBC and New York Times journalist said on Tuesday, citing a statement from his family.

Calls for New York governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation mount as 3rd accuser emerges

Calls for New York governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation intensified late Monday after a third woman accused him of offensive behaviour, saying he'd touched her face and back and asked to kiss her moments after they met at a wedding reception.

US Senate confirms Biden's pick for education secretary

The US Senate on Monday voted to confirm President Joe Biden's pick Miguel Cardona to lead the Department of Education.

US must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna: Fauci

Fauci said that delaying a second dose to inoculate more Americans creates risks. He warned that shifting to a single-dose strategy for the vaccines could leave people less protected, enable variants to spread and possibly boost skepticism among Americans already hesitant to get the shots.

Police won't charge Australian minister accused of rape

Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. The decision by New South Wales state police adds pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to establish an independent investigation to examine the accusation.

Mikhail Gorbachev marks 90th birthday in quarantine

Congratulations poured in from around the world, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US leader Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel all sending their best wishes, Gorbachev's spokesman said.

Iraq receives first Covid vaccines, gift from China

The health ministry simultaneously announced it had agreed with the Chinese ambassador in Baghdad to purchase another two million doses, with no details on payment or timing.

Hong Kong resumes court hearing for 47 democracy activists

Thinking Covid-19 will end soon is 'premature, unrealistic': WHO

A senior World Health Organisation official has said it was "premature" and "unrealistic" to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalisations and death.

Aung San Suu Kyi hit with two new criminal charges

Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained on February 1, and her court appearance came as demonstrators marched across the country defying an escalation of deadly force by the junta.

Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns

All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Governor

Authorities initially said 317 girls were abducted in the raid by hundreds of gunmen on the Government Girls Secondary School in remote Jangebe village on Friday.

US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning

Citing two administration officials, CNN wrote that the United States will coordinate with the European Union to determine what the sanctions will entail and their exact timing.

Third woman accuses NY governor of sexual harassment

Anna Ruch, 33, said that she met Andrew Cuomo at a wedding in September 2019. During the reception, he put his hand on her bare lower back -- which she pushed away -- and asked if he could kiss her. Cuomo became a national star last spring with his straight-talking yet empathetic coronavirus briefings that contrasted sharply with then-president Donald Trump's dismissive approach to the pandemic.

Ghana president gets world’s 1st Covax jab

Trumps privately got vaccinated before leaving White House

Former President Donald Trump privately received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine while still in office in January, at a time when other public officials took shots on-camera to boost public confidence in the vaccines. Trump and his wife, Melania, have now received both doses of vaccine, said one of the aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity.