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Latest News: Sweden Halts AstraZeneca Jabs, Assam Election Update; Adhir Ranjan Blasts TMC
Sweden halts rollout of vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc., Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accuses TMC of smuggling coal, cows and women into Bengal.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Alleges TMC Govt Of smuggling Coal, Cows & Women Into Bengal
On March 16, Congress West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary laid a shocking accusation against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over its alleged involvement in the trafficking incidents in the state. While speaking to ANI in Murshidabad, Chowdhury claimed that along with coal and cow smuggling the ruling party of Bengal is also trafficking women into the state.
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Austria Calls On EU To correct Inequalities In The Vaccine Distribution
Several central and European countries are pressing the European Union to set up a “corrective mechanism” to address “inequalities” in the vaccine distribution.
Several central and European countries are pressing the European Union to set up a “corrective mechanism” to address “inequalities” in the vaccine distribution within the bloc. According to AP, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for greater transparency in coronavirus vaccines. Kurz hosted his Czech, Bulgarian and Slovenian counterparts in Vienna Tuesday, with the Latvian and Croatian leaders joining by videoconference.
During the meeting, he said that some member of countries may be able to vaccinate their population by mid-May but others may take up to 10 weeks longer. The Austrian leader added, that will lead to tension within the European Union and wouldn t be understood by Europeans”. He also said
EU on a per capita basis. This was stated by
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov after a video conference meeting with The President of the European Council Charles Michel, attended by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Prime Ministers of Slovenia - Yanez Jansa, Croatia’sAndrey Plenkovic, Latvia’s Arturs Krsijanis Karins, and Andrej Babiš of the Czech Republic.
The
Prime Minister explained that the aim is to compensate countries that have received fewer vaccine doses.
The conversation took place after yesterday s working meeting in Vienna on a fair distribution of vaccines in the EU.
Borissov insisted that the issue of the compensation mechanism should be resolved before the European Council meeting in Brussels, scheduled for next week. He expressed hope that all Member States would support the idea because, in his words, only in this way can the European principle of solidarity be respected.
Germany extends border controls by two-week as virus cases rise
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Germany has extended controls along its borders to the Czech Republic and the Austrian region, Tyrol, in an attempt to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) mutations.
An Interior Ministry spokesperson told dpa on Wednesday.
“We have the hope that we can end checks with Austria a little earlier, maybe even in March,” Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told the newspaper Muenchner Merkur.
Seehofer, who is due to meet Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Thursday, added that measures to contain the spread of coronavirus variants in Tyrol were being observed closely.
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