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
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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
Iran successfully produces 60%-enriched uranium days after ‘act of sabotage’ at Natanz nuclear facility
Iran has produced 60%-enriched uranium at its Natanz nuclear facility, country’s senior officials have said.…More
Sweden eases lockdown measures, but only for people who’ve had a Covid jab
Sweden’s Public Health Agency announced on Friday that the country will begin to ease lockdown…More
‘Covid-free’ trains start operating between Rome and Milan
Italy’s state-run railway has begun operating “Covid-free” high-speed trains between Rome and Milan, with a…More