Chinese vaccine maker doubles annual production to 2 billion doses

RFI — Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac said it has doubled the annual production capacity of its Covid-19 vaccine called CoronaVac to two billion doses. According to the company, this was made possible... Read more »

US, Iran Head to Vienna for Indirect Nuclear Deal Talks

VOA — PARIS/BRUSSELS – Iran and the United States said on Friday they would hold indirect talks in Vienna from Tuesday as part of broader negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal... Read more »

Russian Spies Augment Effort to Grab NATO Secrets, Say Western Officials

VOA — Russia’s espionage agencies are redoubling efforts to penetrate NATO, Western intelligence officials say, and are focusing on recruiting moles in the defense ministries of the pact’s member states. Italy expelled... Read more »

Covid: Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ – WHO

BBC — The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Europe as being “unacceptably slow”. It also says the situation in the region is more worrying than... Read more »

Biden Unveils $2 Trillion US Jobs, Infrastructure Plan

VOA — A domestic jobs and infrastructure plan with a price tag of $2 trillion was unveiled on Wednesday by President Joe Biden. “Our infrastructure is crumbling,” the president said during a... Read more »

State TV: Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment Before US Lifts Sanctions

VOA — DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Iran will not stop its 20% uranium enrichment before the United States lifts all sanctions, Iranian state TV quoted an unnamed official as saying on Tuesday, as Washington... Read more »

Iran, China Sign 25-Year Cooperation Agreement

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Saturday signed a 25-year cooperation agreement between the two allies in a ceremony carried live on state television.... Read more »

Asian Frontline Medics in US Face Hate Amid COVID-19

VOA — WASHINGTON – While the past year’s battle with COVID-19 has been grueling for health care workers across America, the challenge has been compounded for Asian medical professionals, who have also... Read more »

UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-making

VOA — UNITED NATIONS – The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a hotly debated final document adopted Friday... Read more »

Johns Hopkins Records 125.5M Global Coronavirus Infections

VOA — The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Friday there are more 125.5 million global COVID-19 infections. The U.S. has more cases than any other country, with over 30 million... Read more »