Second Myanmar govt official reported dead in custody as fatalities rise again during latest protests against coup
A second member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposed ruling party has died after being…More
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Tehran claims 100% success in indigenous Covid-19 jab trial as country gears up for mass vaccine production
The head of Iran’s indigenous vaccine development program has said the country’s phase-one human trials…More
‘Physical therapy’ developed for recovering Covid-19 patients looking to retrain their lost sense of smell
Doctors working with recovering Covid-19 patients experiencing protracted, long term loss of smell have developed…More
1,500 Belgian police swoop in 200 dawn raids in a major operation against cocaine-smuggling gangs
Belgian police conducted some 200 raids simultaneously on Tuesday morning in a coordinated strike against…More
Bosnians ‘justifiably unhappy’ at Covax as paid-for Covid vaccines don’t arrive, says foreign minister
The Bosnian foreign minister has blasted Covax, the international initiative aiming to bring Covid vaccines…More
First row may get wet: Thai PM sprays journalists with hand sanitizer after being irked by cabinet reshuffle question
The Thai prime minister left a bad taste in the mouths of some reporters on…More
British gave colonial lands back ‘because people asked them to,’ claims US security expert, stirring Twitter rage
A US security expert’s tongue-in-cheek claim about how the British Empire ceased to exist when…More
Research identifies possible new secret weapon in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
New research into a specific mechanism by which bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics has yielded…More
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries
A batch of AstraZeneca Covid vaccines, which Austria has stopped using while it investigates the…More
Deaths from terrorist acts rose by 17% globally in 2020 despite fewer attacks, terror index shows
There were fewer terrorism attacks last year than the year before – but more people…More