Newstag

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says to achieve climate change goals we need "collective action." (April 22)

In the UK, the government is looking at introducing vaccine passports for British holidaymakers as early as next month in a move that would effectively end the ban on foreign holidays for UK citizens. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated he wants them to be ready by May 17th.

Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez Gatell confirms the discovery of fake Pfizer Covid vaccines found in a clinic. In Mexico, some 80 people received bogus doses of the drug, which appeared to have been physically harmless, though offering no protection against coronavirus, a report in the Wall Street Journal said.

Virtual (United States) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden opens the international climate summit saying climate action is a "moral and economic imperative" and he calls on the world to take action.

The vast majority of Covid-19 recovery funds in developing countries have gone to big corporations instead of toward social protections, small-and medium-sized businesses, or those working in the informal sector.

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg appeared virtually before a House subcommittee Thursday to call on U.S. officials to do more, saying it's "not too late" to make real changes in the fight against climate change. (April 22)

India has shattered a global record of daily coronavirus cases, reporting a grim 314,835 new infections in the last 24 hours.

As teenage pregnancies soared during coronavirus lockdowns in Africa's largest urban slum, Kibera, teachers and parents looked for a way to reduce the problem. Their idea was to form a women's football (soccer) club, to direct their energy in a healthy way, and they became so good they are about to join Kenya's professional women's soccer league.

Takao Someya, a professor at the University of Tokyo, has developed an e-skin and LED display to monitor the wearer's health.

Quetta (Pakistan) (AFP) – Ambulances arrive at the scene of a blast in Quetta after a bomb exploded at a top hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least four people and leaving a dozen others wounded.

A Swedish administrative court on Wednesday started proceedings to decide whether its telecom regulator's ban on China's tech giant Huawei from the country's 5G networks was lawful. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) announced on Oct. 20, 2020 that products from Huawei would not be allowed in the future Swedish 5G networks.

Oxygen cylinders are supplied to a Mumbai hospital and signs outside a vaccination centre read "Covishield out of stock" as India posts a global one-day record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections.