The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid-19 vaccine for use on Tuesday, according to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. "Big Boost to India's Fight Against COVID-19! Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vectored) recombinant nasal vaccine approved by @CDSCO INDIA INF for primary immunization
17-year-old charged with six terrorism offenses
A UK court has charged a 17-year-old teenage boy with six terrorism offenses. The teenager, from Essex in southeastern
| 6 Jan 2021 5:35 AM GMT
A UK court has charged a 17-year-old teenage boy with six terrorism offenses. The teenager, from Essex in southeastern England, cannot be named because of his age, reports Xinhua news agency. He appeared via video link before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Monday. He is being held on remand to appear at the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court on January 22. He was charged with the six terrorism offenses following an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTP), supported by Eastern Region Special Operations Unit and Essex Police. The CTP said the teen was arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act on December 29, 2020, as part of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation. Two homes in Chelmsford and Brentwood in Essex were searched in connection with
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for robust international climate coalitions
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for “positive and robust” international climate coalitions to “effectively move towards carbon neutrality” within 2050.
| 11 Dec 2020 5:10 AM GMT
DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for positive and robust international climate coalitions to effectively move towards carbon neutrality within 2050.
Hasina made the remarks at the virtual Thimphu Ambition Summit: Momentum for A 1.5 degrees Celsius World on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate deal.
In her pre-recorded speech, the premier blamed the adverse impact of climate change for making millions of people climate refugees.