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Thai PM gets first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine after safety scare
Published On: March 16, 2021 09:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, March 16: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha became the first person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country on Tuesday after the rollout had been temporarily put on hold over safety concerns.
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3 die when car hits 9 people in San Diego homeless camp
Published On: March 16, 2021 08:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, March 16: A driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment Monday in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, authorities said.
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
Published On: March 16, 2021 08:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, March 16: At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there’s no evidence that the shot was responsible.
Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Published On: March 16, 2021 06:11 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, March 16: A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.
Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships
Published On: March 15, 2021 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
YANGON, MYANMAR, March 15: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.
2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks
Published On: March 15, 2021 04:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 15: Shared worry about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Joe Biden’s defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts.
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Published On: March 15, 2021 01:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, March 15: Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.
AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from vaccine
Published On: March 15, 2021 12:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, Mar 15: AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday a review of safety data of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots.
Jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, faces spying charges, lawyer says
Published On: March 15, 2021 12:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Mar 15: French tourist Benjamin Briere, who was arrested in Iran 10 months ago, faces charges of “spying and propaganda against the system”, one of his lawyers Saeid Dehghan told Reuters on Monday.
Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade
Published On: March 15, 2021 11:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 15: China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancelation of hundreds of flights.
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