Geopolitics

UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus strain discovery

London/Sputnik: The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the new strain of the coronavirus. more

Mike Pompeo slams CCP for spreading misinformation about COVID-19

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has slammed the Chinese Communist Party for spreading disinformation regarding COVID-19 virus.

State of emergency in Washington, DC due to COVID-19 extended until March 31

Washington/Sputnik: The state of emergency and the public health emergency over the coronavirus have been prolonged in Washington, DC until March 31, the Mayor's Office said on Friday ...

COVID-19: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines

New York: As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be viewed as “some kind of nationalistic footrace”, with ...

Hong Kong to toughen restrictive measures amid new wave of COVID-19: Chief Executive

Beijing/Sputnik: Hong Kong decided to toughen restrictive measures in the city due to the new wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing.

Great discoveries made on my watch will end China Plague: Donald Trump tweets on Moderna Vaccine

Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Monday took credit over the discovery of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during his tenure.

Vladimir Putin says comprehensive plan on fighting COVID-19 to be adopted at SCO Summit

Sochi/Sputnik: Participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which is taking place on Tuesday, will approve a comprehensive plan on fighting the coronavirus pandemic ...

Reduce risk to avert ‘era of pandemics’, experts warn in new report

New York: Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, cause gr ...

Coronavirus ‘feeds off instability’, disrupting Israel-Palestine peace efforts

New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process reminded the Security Council on Monday of the Secretary-General’s renewed appeal for a global ceasefire to re ...

World court continues adjudicating throughout COVID health crisis

New York: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the United Nations world court said on Friday that its judiciary work in The Hague, Netherlands, continued unabated.