Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests
Seven leading Hong Kong activists face five years in prison after being convicted for organizing…More
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Scientists discover node in brain closely linked to dysfunctional social behavior
With most things in life, timing is everything, and new research has uncovered the part…More
Facebook disinformation ‘biggest challenge’ to tackling Covid-19 – Papua New Guinea minister
Papua New Guinea’s health minister, Jelta Wong, criticized Facebook on Thursday, claiming the spread of…More
Thousands to attend Eurovision song contest in the Netherlands in so-called ‘field lab’ Covid trial
The Dutch government wants to run a ‘practical test’ to investigate how to hold large…More
WHO criticizes Europe for ‘unacceptably slow’ rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and ‘prolonging the pandemic’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled Europe’s rollout of Covid-19 vaccines as “unacceptably slow,”…More
Optimistic health minister says France may reach Covid peak in ‘7 to 10 days,’ as PM warns third wave is ‘hitting us hard’
France’s health minister has registered his optimism that the country will reach the peak of…More
German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds
The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) has called on the…More
Frozen in time: Scientists say the depths of the Black Sea are still trapped in the Ice Age 12,000 years after it ended
A new research paper has found that, in a deep part of the Black Sea…More
Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says
Seoul has announced it will issue digital certificates verifying a person’s Covid-19 vaccination status, becoming…More
China’s CanSinoBIO says its vaccine may be less effective over time, but ‘booster shot’ improves its efficacy to over 90%
A single-shot Covid-19 vaccine by CanSino Biologics has shown a decrease in efficacy over time,…More