A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150, medical officials said.
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Health officials and agencies across the world continue to study the long-term efficacy of the various COVID-19 vaccines currently on the market, but recent research indicates that the jabs produced by both Pfizer and Moderna offer immunity from the virus for at least six months.
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Russia’s agricultural regulator announced on Wednesday that it had registered Carnivak-Cov, which it claims is the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals, after trials showed it produced antibodies in dogs, cats, foxes and mink.
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Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) updated its guidelines on the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday to recommend pausing its use in adults under the age of 55 until additional risk assessment is done.
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Myanmar on Saturday, as the country’s ruling military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade in Yangon. Security forces killed dozens of protesters in what local media is saying was the deadliest day since the military coup that took place last month. An estimated 400 people have been killed since early February.
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During the first press conference of his presidency, Biden said that his administration is sending back “the vast majority of families that are coming” over the US-Mexico border. Axios reports that only 13 percent of families were sent back in the past week.
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Germany will enter a strict shutdown for five days over Easter amid surging virus rates, Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders agreed Tuesday as criticism mounted over the government’s handling of the pandemic.
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According to the UN human rights office, at least 18 people were killed and several others were injured after police and military forces “confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force” in multiple locations in Myanmar on Sunday.
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The ride-hailing taxi app has lost its final appeal against an employment tribunal brought by two former drivers. Britain’s highest court ruled that the company must classify drivers as workers, entitling them to a minimum wage and other benefits, with potential implications for the wider gig economy.
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The ongoing protests of contentious agriculture laws to deregulate the farming sector gained some international momentum with Tweets from both Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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