‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers unexplained outage
Users trying to access the social media platform Twitter on Friday evening saw the ominous…More
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Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’
Canada’s Ontario province is setting up checkpoints at its borders with neighboring Manitoba and Quebec…More
With coronavirus surging, Brazil tells women not to get pregnant until a ‘better moment’
Brazil has asked women to “delay pregnancy” until the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, citing the threat…More
Blood-clotting illness PVT 30x more prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 recipients than AstraZeneca – Oxford researchers
A potentially fatal blood-clotting disease is 30 times more common among people who have received…More
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
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