‘Poisoned by politics’: WHO’s emergencies chief calls for end to ‘disturbing’ discourse around probe into pandemic origins
Efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus are being “poisoned by politics,” the head…More
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Massive oil tanker BLOCKS Bosphorus after steering controls reportedly malfunction (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Technical problems onboard a 249-meter-long oil tanker have led to a suspension of traffic in…More
Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian dead during clashes in occupied West Bank, health officials say
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes in the occupied West Bank,…More
Cargo ship BREAKS DOWN in Suez Canal – but it’s not as bad as last time
A cargo ship stalled on the Suez Canal this week, media reports have revealed. Unlike…More
Reforesting the entire tropics would have little to no impact on climate change, new research finds
A group of international researchers has come to the surprising conclusion that reforesting the entire…More
EU, UK, and US join dozens of states in demanding answers over sexual abuse allegations against WHO staff
A joint statement from 53 countries has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to…More
EU drugs regulator approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Covid-19 vaccine made by US-German partnership Pfizer-BioNTech…More
Pope Francis sending team to investigate whether German diocese mishandled sexual abuse allegations, amid public anger
Pope Francis will dispatch a team to investigate if the Archbishop of Cologne mishandled sexual…More
EU gives TikTok a month to respond to concerns over ‘aggressive’ child-targeted ads
TikTok has been given a month to respond to EU regulatory authorities over a string…More
More than 30 members of Congo’s parliament have died from Covid-19, says senior lawmaker
Covid-19 has killed 32 lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Assembly’s…More