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A shooting in Central France has left three police officers dead and the fourth severely injured, France’s Gendarmerie national police force has confirmed this morning. The shooting happened just after midnight in the village of Puy-de-Dôme. Police officers were rescuing a woman during a domestic violence incident in a hamlet, according to local news outlets. What happened in Puy-de-Dome? The woman ...

Starting on Wednesday, Dubai plans to start a free vaccination campaign using the coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. ‘’Extensive vaccination campaign against Covid-19 kicks off in Dubai on Wednesday. Vaccination will use Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine and is free of charge,’’ the city’s media office tweeted. The two medicine companies have recently reported that their vaccines are 95% ...

Countries across Europe have made a move to lock the U.K. out as a mutated strain of the coronavirus broke out in London recently. The U.K. plunged into Christmas chaos after police blocked people from boarding packed trains and scrapping holidays abroad. Also, the banning of travel around Europe after London went into an emergency lockdown brought about unrest. France ...

Scientists in South Africa have confirmed a new  coronavirus variant, from the lineage of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. South Africa’s Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said the new coronavirus variant known as 501.V2 was fueling the second wave of the virus in the country. Sars-CoV-2, like all other viruses, definitely mutates with time therefore this did not come as a surprise. Between ...

For years now, immigrant advocacy groups scrambled to identify and reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border. They are currently preparing for the incoming administration and steps to rectify the trauma experienced by parents and children. In the past week, these groups met with president-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. The reason for the meeting was to talk about family separations ...