Cuba’s Castro steps down, says he’s handing power to next generation of ‘anti-imperialist’ leaders
Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro has announced that he is stepping down and handing…More
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Scientists discover over 500 genes common to both anxiety disorders and depression in major breakthrough
A new study by researchers in Australia has found hundreds of commonly shared genes in…More
Rome undertakers protest over coffin backlog as city battles to find enough burial plots for Covid dead
Italy’s federation of funeral workers held a protest in Rome on Friday demonstrating against a…More
Germany facing ‘very serious’ third wave, Merkel warns in push for wider Covid powers
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on MPs to pass legislation giving the federal government power…More
Merkel says she’s ‘happy’ after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as blood clot concerns persist
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19…More
Chinese vaccine 67% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19, says Chilean govt
The Chilean Ministry of Health has released real-world data from its use of the Covid-19…More
More than half of passports Cyprus issued to rich foreigners were illegal, says inquiry chief
The head of an inquiry into the now-defunct Cypriot citizenship by investment program has said…More
Australian medicines regulator reports first blood clot death ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
Blood clots in a woman who died after being injected with AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine were…More
India aiming to produce 100 million doses of home-grown Covaxin Covid-19 jab per month by September
India is pushing to greatly expand production of its home-grown Covaxin jab and expects to…More
Scientists create first chimeric human-monkey embryos which can survive up to 20 days
An international team of scientists based in China and the United States have successfully grown…More