‘Transforming journalism’: Facebook strikes 3yr pay-per-content deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in Australia
Facebook has reached an agreement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in which the social media…More
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Spain halts AstraZeneca vaccinations amid safety concerns, joining 17 other nations as EU says jab’s ‘benefits outweigh risks’
Spain has suspended its rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of adverse side effects…More
Portugal’s top court rejects bill to legalize euthanasia as unconstitutional
The constitutional court of Portugal has turned down a bill approved by parliament earlier this…More
We ARE living in a material world! Scientists reveal hi-tech textiles breakthrough in wearable, washable electronic displays
Chinese scientists have unveiled next-generation wearable tech in the form of flexible, breathable electronic fabric…More
European drugs regulator calls emergency vaccine summit after EU states press pause on AstraZeneca jab rollout
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to consider…More
Macron warns of more Covid-19 measures ‘in coming days’ amid France’s stubbornly high infection rate and new pressure on hospitals
France will likely be hit with further restrictive measures in the next few days in…More
Italian prosecutor seizes batch of AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs ‘as a precaution,’ launches manslaughter investigation after death
The prosecutor of Biella, Italy has ordered the seizure of nearly 400,000 AstraZeneca vaccines and…More
‘God cannot bless sin’: Vatican firmly refuses to bless gay unions
The Vatican’s orthodoxy office has ruled out any possibility of same-sex couples receiving an ecclesial…More
Scientists estimate how many interstellar objects enter the solar system each year, and propose how we might reach them
A new study has calculated how many interstellar objects (ISOs) enter our solar system each…More
Spain’s deputy PM resigns in high-stakes Madrid presidency bid after local govt calls snap election to avoid no-confidence vote
The left-wing deputy prime minister of Spain, Pablo Iglesias, has resigned and thrown his hat…More