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
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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
More than half of passports Cyprus issued to rich foreigners were illegal, says inquiry chief
The head of an inquiry into the now-defunct Cypriot citizenship by investment program has said…More
Australian medicines regulator reports first blood clot death ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
Blood clots in a woman who died after being injected with AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine were…More
India aiming to produce 100 million doses of home-grown Covaxin Covid-19 jab per month by September
India is pushing to greatly expand production of its home-grown Covaxin jab and expects to…More
Scientists create first chimeric human-monkey embryos which can survive up to 20 days
An international team of scientists based in China and the United States have successfully grown…More
Indonesia arrests two hackers over $60-million fraud that targeted US jobless during Covid pandemic
Indonesia has charged two hackers over a $60-million scam targeting Americans who lost their jobs…More
‘Highly probable’ EU won’t renew AstraZeneca or J&J Covid-19 vaccine contract, French minister says
France’s minister for industry has said she thinks it will be highly unlikely that the…More
Hong Kong billionaire and newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 12 months in prison for role in anti-Beijing protests
A prominent businessman and media tycoon has been jailed for one year by Chinese authorities…More