Dubai Restaurants Offer Discounts For Vaccinated Diners
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, DubaiDubai restaurants have begun offering discounts to customers who have been inoculated against coronavirus, amid a vaccination drive as the emirate seeks to fight the pandemic without closing its doors.
US Giant Merck Ends Covid Vaccine After Poor Response
Riley Griffin, Bloomberg | Monday January 25, 2021Merck & Co. is discontinuing development of its two experimental Covid-19 vaccines after early trial data showed they failed to generate immune responses comparable to a natural infection or existing vaccines.
Covid Cost 4 Times More Jobs Than 2009 Financial Crisis: UN
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, Geneva, SwitzerlandThe coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said Monday, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost.
Russia Protests US Embassy, Tech Companies For Aiding "Illegal Rallies"
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, Moscow, RussiaRussia on Monday issued a protest to the US embassy for what Moscow said were social media posts promoting anti-Kremlin demonstrations and accused American tech giants of interfering in Russian internal affairs.
Trump Impeachment Article To Be Sent To Senate, Triggering Trial
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, Washington, United StatesUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.
UK Retailer Debenhams Shuts All Stores, Around 12,000 Jobs Lost
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, LondonUK department store chain Debenhams is to shut all its outlets, administrators for the collapsed group said Monday, with the loss of around 12,000 jobs.
New Hindu Temple In Dubai To Open By Diwali Next Year: Report
Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021, DubaiA majestic new Hindu temple with a distinct Arabian look is expected to open its doors for worshippers in Dubai by October next year during Diwali, according to media reports here.
Nne Trapped Chinese Miners Confirmed Dead, One Still Missing
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, Beijing, ChinaNine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, local government officials said Monday, leaving one unaccounted for after a blast at the site.
Earth Is Losing Ice Faster Today Than In The Mid-1990s: Study
Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021, Anchorage, AlaskaEarth's ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher.
Google Opening Up Its Spaces In US For Covid Vaccination: Sundar Pichai
Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021, WashingtonGoogle's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Monday that the tech giant will open up its spaces in the US to serve as mass COVID-19 vaccination sites and committed more than USD 150 million to promote vaccine education.
Chinese Fighter Jets Enter Taiwan Airspace, Again
Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days into U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration.
Ice-skating Rink, Airport Terminals, Disneyland: The New Vaccination Hubs
Marie Patino, Bloomberg | Monday January 25, 2021In Berlin, the process of transforming large, now unused public spaces into mass vaccination hubs started weeks before a vaccine was approved.
US Rejoins Fight Against Climate Change At High Level Summit
Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021, AmsterdamThe United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the effects of global warming already taking place.
"We Can't Wait": Biden Administration Fights For $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021, Washington, United StatesOfficials in President Joe Biden's administration tried to head off Republican concerns that his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal was too expensive on a Sunday call with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom pushed for a smaller plan targeting vaccine distribution.
Australia Approves Pfizer Vaccine For Rollout In February
Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday.
