Indeed, there is a link between AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine and the rare combination of blood clots (thrombosis) and low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) that a few dozen people contracted after vaccination. But the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks, Marco Cavaleri, head of vaccination strategy at the European […]
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The substantive treatment of the corruption trial against Israeli outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday. In the meantime, work is being done elsewhere in Jerusalem on the formation of a new cabinet. Prosecutors have accused Netanyahu of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. […]
The number of corona patients in Curaçao is increasing so quickly that healthcare can no longer keep up. The largest hospital on the island has been forced to suspend all non-emergency operations to free up manpower and space to treat Covid-19 cases. “Almost all of our IC beds are […]
An investigation warns that chip production is very vulnerable to disasters, geopolitical tensions or other problems. But solving that costs a lot of money. That the production of computer chips, be it for cars, game consoles, computers or other purposes, is under pressure is an understatement. There has been […]
The United States government is withdrawing all of its non-essential employees and their families from Myanmar. The U.S. has taken that decision in connection with the unrest in the Southeast Asian country since the army coup in February. That reports the U.S. Department of State. Mass protests and brutal […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced six ministers on Monday. The ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice, among others, have been given a new helmsman, the government announced in a statement. Carlos Alberto Franco França was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Walter Souza Braga Netto […]
The new coronavirus may have passed from the bat to humans via another animal. This is the conclusion of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) who, together with a Chinese team, investigated how the corona pandemic could have arisen. The hypothesis of an escape from a laboratory in […]
The Chinese Xiaomi wants to market its first electric car within two years. In this way, the company wants to diversify its income. Xiaomi mainly makes smartphones and wearables but also wants to enter the car market soon. The plans are not yet formal, but according to multiple sources […]
The opposition in Belarus has called for new demonstrations against authoritarian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s regime on Thursday. Opposition to the long-serving president has diminished in recent months after severe repression by the regime. In August, after the elections, mass demonstrations took place in Belarus. President Lukashenko then claimed victory, […]
A stock of 29 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine is in Italy, ready for export to the United Kingdom. These would include doses produced in Leiden, reports the Italian newspaper La Stampa. According to the newspaper, the Italian authorities have run into stock at the Anagni factory following […]
