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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The German government has rejected the U.S. proposal to waive patent rights on COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Health Jens Spahn told journalists on Friday. Spahn said that as an innovation hub, Germany had an interest in protecting intellectual property rights. The United States has proposed that pharmaceutical …

IOC welcomes Pfizer and BioNTech’s donation of vaccines to teams heading for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | A massive plan to ensure all participants to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are vaccinated in the next two months has started. As …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the regime of U.S. anti-Iran sanctions has been shattered, official IRNA news agency reported. “As the head of the (Iranian) government, I declare to the people that the sanctions have been broken and if we are united, the sanctions …

Donald Trump has launched a new “communications” website, which says it will publish content “straight from the desk” of the former US president Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an online platform aimed at directly communicating with his supporters, months after his various social media accounts …

Washington, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he expects to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Europe in June. “That is my hope and expectation. We are working on it,” Biden told reporters when asked if he plans to meet …

Man City 2 PSG 0 (4-1)  Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  Riyad Mahrez scored twice against 10-man Paris Saint-Germain to send Manchester City through to the Champions League final for the first time with a 4-1 aggregate victory. The Algerian winger was the match-winner as City produced a superb …

After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” Bill and Melinda Gates wrote on Twitter. San Francisco, US | XINHUA |  Bill and Melinda Gates on Monday announced a joint statement saying they were getting divorced …

London, UK |  XINHUA |  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II said Monday that the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland provided “an opportunity to reflect on our togetherness and our diversity”. In a message to mark the 100th year since the founding of Northern Ireland, she called it “a significant …

Islamabad, Pakistan |  XINHUA |  Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said Monday that the local production of China’s single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine is about to commence in the country to facilitate its vaccination drive. Thanking China for supporting Pakistan in its fight against the …

Ottawa, Canada | XINHUA | Canada reported 7,145 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,234,181 cases, including 24,300 deaths, according to CTV. Coronavirus variants now make up the majority of Canada’s new COVID-19 cases, Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Sunday. As of …