Australia’s trade minister said on Friday talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra’s decision to cancel a $40 billion deal with France escalated. Australia last month cancelled a deal with France’s Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines …
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Possible link between COVID-19 vaccine and deep vein blood clots: EU regulator
The European Union’s drug regulator said on Friday there is a possible link between rare cases of bloods clots in deep veins with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and recommended the condition be listed as a side-effect of the shot. The European Medicines Agency also recommended immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a …
Read More »China sends 25 fighter planes toward Taiwan on National Day
China sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display of force on China’s National Day Friday. The People’s Liberation Army flew 18 J-16 fighter jets as well as two H-6 bombers, among other planes. Taiwan deployed air patrol forces in response and tracked the Chinese aircraft on …
Read More »Mali receives four helicopters, weapons from Russia, as ties with France turn tense
A cargo plane delivered four helicopters, weapons, and ammunition from Russia to Mali late on Thursday, Malian interim defense minister Sadio Camara said. He said Mali had bought the helicopters in a contract agreed in December 2020 to support its armed forces in their battle alongside French, European and UN …
Read More »Bitcoin jumps nine percent to touch 12-day high
Bitcoin extended gains on Friday, climbing over 9 percent in late morning trade to $47,800, its highest level in 12 days. The largest cryptocurrency was last up 7.9 percent at $47,263, which if maintained would be its largest one-day jump since mid-June. Smaller coins ether and XRP, which tend to …
Read More »Next round of talks with Greece to be in Ankara on Oct. 6: Turkey
Turkey and Greece will hold the next round of bilateral talks aimed at addressing differences in the Mediterranean and elsewhere in Ankara on Oct. 6, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday, as the NATO members seek to repair their frayed ties. Greece and Turkey are at odds over issues …
Read More »Squid Game on track to become Netflix’s most popular original series: Co-CEO
Korean drama Squid Game is on track to become Netflix’s most popular original series, according to the company’s co-CEO. In a rare move for the streaming service that is known for its secrecy around viewing figures, co-CEO Ted Sarandos released data about the platform’s top-performers during a speech at Code …
Read More »Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills nine people
Nine people died on Friday when a fire broke out in an intensive care unit at a Romanian hospital treating COVID-19 patients, officials said, the country’s third deadly hospital fire in less than a year. Firefighters extinguished the fire at the hospital in the eastern city of Constanta at around …
Read More »Australia to ease international border COVID-19 restrictions from November
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced an 18-month ban on Australians traveling abroad will be lifted from next month, easing one of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed globally. Reopening the international border for citizens and permanent residents will be linked to the establishment of home quarantine in Australia’s …
Read More »Indonesia landslide leaves seven dead
Seven people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential storms on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said, as they warned continuing rainfall could cause further ground movement on Friday. A day after the landslide hit two adjacent houses in Padang Pariaman district on Wednesday, seven bodies were pulled …
Read More »Iraq and Jordan to resume international traffic movement
Iraq and Jordan will conclude an agreement to resume traffic movement between the territories of both countries after years of halt, al-Rutba Deputy Commissioner, Imad al-Dulaimi, said on Thursday. Al-Dulaimi told Alghadeer News that the land route between Iraq and Jordan will be reopened to travelers again. “However, the international …
Read More »Iraqi Security Forces, PMF arrest 25 ISIS elements in Nineveh
On Friday, Iraq’s Security Media Cell reported that dozens of ISIS fighters were arrested in Nineveh Governorate. The Cell said in a statement today that the National Security Agency detachments in Nineveh had launched an operation which resulted in the arrest of 25 terrorists affiliated with ISIS, within the so-called …
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