Global events relevant to the Daystar University community
by Sumaya Hussein
The director of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said that fully vaccinated Americans can now participate in most outdoor activities, without wearing a mask or social distancing.
By: Evelyne Syombua (issyombua@gmail.com) Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Thumbnail photo courtesy of africanews. On Wednesday the 27th of January, Somalia threatened to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development after the group sided with Kenya in a diplomatic row between the two countries. On Monday the 25th of January, Somalia ordered all its diplomats
By: Valyne Laibuta (vklaibuta@gmail.com) Thumbnail photo courtesy of nbcnews.com The US Congress certified that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, are the victors of the 2020 US elections. US congress confirmed the results today despite the delays caused by pro-Trump supporters who stormed and occupied Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday, 6th
By: Sumaya Hussein (husseinsumaya1@gmail.com) Thumbnail photo courtesy of The Times. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved by the UK medicines regulator, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA). This makes it the second vaccine to be approved in the UK after Pfizer. The approval by the body of the came after weeks of examining trial
By: Sumaya Hussein (husseinsumaya1@gmail.com) Thumbnail photo courtesy of Reuters The Food and drug Administration (FDA) authorized the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna, which joins the Pfizer-BioNTech as the second vaccine available for use in the US. The announcement on Friday came a day after a committee of outside experts endorsed the use of the Moderna
As from 4th November 2019, the Trump Administration has announced that they shall be withdrawing the USA from the Paris Agreement.
