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Full text: European Commission announcement of new regulation on vaccine export curbs

Editor’s Note: The following is the full text of the “Opening remarks by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis at the press conference on the transparency and authorization mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines” on Jan. 29, 2021. (Also see: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_21_312)     “Today the Commission has adopted an implementing Regulation making the export of certain products subject to an export authorisation. So this Regulation concerns the transparency and export of COVID-19 vaccines. The protection and safety […]

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‘Got to work on that landing’: SpaceX rocket in fiery crash, again

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed in a fireball as it tried to land upright after a test flight Tuesday. It was the second such accident after the last prototype of Starship met a similar fate in December. “We had again another great flight,” said SpaceX announcer John Insprucker on an online broadcast. “We’ve just got to work on that […]

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New York to resume virus vaccinations as storm moves north

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York is to resume coronavirus vaccinations, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, after the city’s biggest snowstorm in five years briefly halted the program. The winter storm brought chaos to the United States east coast on Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of Covid-19 vaccinations. The National Weather Service said that by 9:00 am (1400 GMT) Tuesday, 17.2 inches (43.7 centimeters) of snow […]

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Biden gets his Homeland Security chief as he streamlines US immigration

by Charlotte PLANTIVE WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden’s immigration reform push received a boost Tuesday when the Senate confirmed his pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, as the US president seeks to roll back Donald Trump’s hardline policies. Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas, confirmed on a modestly bipartisan vote, becomes the first Latino and the first immigrant to head up DHS. His approval gives the expansive agency its first permanent leadership in nearly […]

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Some US pharmacies will offer Covid vaccines from February 11

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States will begin to offer Covid-19 vaccines at pharmacies from February 11, part of efforts to rapidly increase the rate at which shots reach arms. The White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters on Tuesday that because of supply constraints, the program would initially be limited to 6,500 participating pharmacies nationwide, before eventually expanding to 40,000. “This will provide more sites for people to get […]

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New Jersey governor declares state of emergency due to winter storm; all vaccine sites closed

https://youtu.be/kYtMPr9lZPU New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency that started Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in response to the expected winter storm. Snow accumulation from the storm began Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest snow happening Monday. Hazardous conditions may continue through Tuesday morning. Executive Order No. 218 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration […]

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State of emergency in effect for New York as Nor’easter pummels region

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for 44 counties as a slow-moving Nor’easter is producing blizzard-like conditions for the next two days with wind gusts ranging from 40 to 60 mph. The governor is deploying 130 members of the National guard to hardest hit areas to aid in emergency response efforts. Watch details in this report by Eagle News America prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus. (Eagle News Service)

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Huge snowstorm hits US east coast, disrupting virus vaccinations

  by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A huge snowstorm brought chaos to the United States’ east coast Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations as New York City steeled itself for possibly one of its heaviest ever snowfalls. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued storm warnings from Virginia to Maine — home to tens of millions of people — as heavy […]

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Anger after US police pepper-spray 9-year-old girl

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country’s law enforcement. Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson said Sunday the girl — who has not been named — had been suffering from a serious mental health emergency, reportedly threatening to take her own life and that of her mother. Officers […]

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Nueces County, Texas makes history with largest Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Coastal Bend region

https://youtu.be/bNfvZMmdJIM In Texas, they like to do things in a big way and immunizing people against Covid-19 is no exception. Eagle News correspondent Jane Kathleen Gregorio tells us about a huge vaccination effort being launched in the Coastal Bend region of the state. Watch details in this report from Eagle News International prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus (Eagle News Service)

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Chicago mayor says schools safe to reopen despite pandemic

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The mayor of Chicago has said the US city’s public schools are “safe” and will reopen Monday, despite teachers union calls for them to continue remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We expect all of our teachers who have not received a specific accommodation to come to school tomorrow,” Lori Lightfoot said during a press conference. “Those who do not report to work, and I hate to even […]

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Demonstrators at LA’s Dodger Stadium call for end to lockdowns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne0Y0eaC_k&feature=youtu.be   A reported group of protestors, numbered in the dozens, converged on Dodger Stadium brandishing signs which called for an end to the lockdowns as well as denouncing the administration of the COVID-19 vaccination. Watch details in this report by Eagle News International prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus. (Eagle News Service)

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