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Peace still missing link in Afghanistan despite peace deal
Amin Alemi Press TV, Kabul One year has passed from a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, where the US and Taliban representatives inked a deal to put an end to decades-long misery of the Afghan nation by reaching an agreement to bring peace to the war-ravaged country. The release of 5000 Taliban inmates, the withdrawal of foreign troops and the Taliban’s approval of a ceasefire were the ...
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Mice cannot catch coronavirus; but new Iranian gene-edited mice can
Yusef Jalali Press TV, Tehran Lab rats have always been used as guinea pigs for testing brand-new medicine, but when it comes to the coronavirus, the story is different; mice cannot be infected with the coronavirus, since they do not have the receptor that hosts the virus. Iran's Royan Institute, which specializes in biomedical and stem cell research, has created transgenic mice with a human receptor on their ...
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Tehran-Baku-Moscow trade vol. increasing, dynamic
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) –Commenting on the significance of regional cooperation and Baku's approach towards the issue, a member of Azerbaijan's parliament said that increasing Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan trade volume shows how the approach is dynamic.
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Biden won’t sanction MBS despite Khashoggi report
Ramin Mazaheri Press TV, Chicago A long-delayed intelligence report by the United States into the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi did not contain any major revelations, but did agree with the widespread assessment that the murder was ordered by Mohammad bin Salman, the 35-year-old Saudi Arabian crown prince widely considered the de facto ruler of the kingdom. While on the election campaign new US President Joe Biden ...
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Italians stage sit-in denouncing Israel's failure to provide COVID vaccines
Max Civili Press TV, Rome Rome's Association of Palestinians called a sit-in in the vicinity of the Italian parliament to draw attention on Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine programme which excludes the nearly five million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, under Israeli military occupation. The rally was supported by a number of left-wing groups and unions. The Fourth Geneva Convention stipulates that Israel has a responsibility as an occupying ...
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South Korea begins COVID-19 vaccination
Frank Smith Press TV, Seoul Across South Korea vaccination against COVID-19 began with more than 5,000 nursing home residents and care providers scheduled to get their jabs by the end of the day. President Moon Jae-in observed people getting their shots, seeking to encourage people to be vaccinated when it's their turn. South Korean officials say the country should achieve herd immunity by November of this year. Herd immunity is achieved when ...
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COVID-19 vaccine problems dominate EU leaders' summit
Jerome Hughes Press TV, Brussels Like millions of other young people in the EU, Charles Pruvost feels he has not been given adequate support by authorities during the pandemic. In order to survive, the entrepreneur has purchased his own hot dog stand which he operates in Brussels. As businesses continue to fold in the EU and millions lose their jobs, people feel there is no hope. Only 6.4% of the bloc's ...
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