✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla began his two-day visit to Myanmar, 22 Dec. He handed over one million doses of ‘Made in India’ vaccines to the representatives of the Myanmar Red Cross Society to support the people of Myanmar, including those along the India-Myanmar border.
2. India has called upon Israel and Palestine to act in accordance with the two-state solution. Speaking at the UN Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti expressed concern at the recent escalation in violence over the illegal settlements by Israel. Mr. Tirumurti referred to the 2334 resolution and called upon the parties to reverse the recent harmful trends in the region.
3. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved world’s first injectable medication for reducing the risk of acquiring HIV. Apretude is an injectable drug. Its generic name is “cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension”. The drug provides an alternative to daily pills for HIV prevention, like Truvada and Descovy.
4. NASA is all set to launch its much-awaited next-generation space telescope mission named “James Webb Space Telescope Mission”, as and when weather is clear. It will be launched on Ariane 5 rocket, operated by Arianespace.
5. JWST has been in the works for decades. It has been jointly developed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). JWST mission will provide improved infrared resolution and sensitivity as compared to Hubble Space Telescope. It will enable a broad range of investigations in the fields of astronomy & cosmology, including observation of some of most distant events and objects in space, like formation of the first galaxies and detailed atmospheric characteristics of potentially habitable exoplanets.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. US health regulators authorized the first pill (a drug by Pfizer) against Covid-19. People will be able to take Pfizer drug at home. Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment
2. Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov has said that retired persons who get inoculated against COVID-19 will be eligible to receive a cash reward from the government. All retired Bulgarians will receive 75 levs ($43.40) in addition to their pension over the next six months when they get vaccinated.
3. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution unanimously to permit exemptions in sanctions against the Taliban. Features of the resolution The exemptions seek to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. It covers urgent humanitarian assistance and other activities, to support basic human needs in Afghanistan.
4. China is set to send police advisers to the Solomon Islands in a bid to train the latter’s police force after the recent riots in the country. China will equip the Solomon Islands Police with shields, helmets, batons and other gears. The Solomon Islands witnessed anti-government riots in November amid the country’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with China.
5. South Africa’s health regulator on Thursday approved Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for use as a second dose or booster shot.
6. Northern Ireland on 22 Dec reported a record high of 3,231 COVID-19 cases, as nightclubs have been ordered to close down from Sunday due to the contagious Omicron variant.
7. US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.
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