Category: World
EU loses case for speedier AstraZeneca deliveries
Story by Reuters The European Union on Friday lost its bid to speed up deliveries of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines, the first of its legal challenges against the...
Arthritis drug shows promise against severe Covid: study
Story by AFP A repurposed arthritis drug has shown positive results in a clinical trial of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a paper published Wednesday...
Turkey agrees to protect Kabul airport as US forces leave Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a meeting this week that Turkey would take a lead role in securing Kabul airport as the United...
New picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un triggers debate on his health
The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim’s 1.2 million-strong...
India confirms first death after Covid-19 vaccination
A government panel studying Covid-19 vaccine side effects has confirmed the first death due to anaphylaxis following vaccination. The causality assessment of 31...
Delta variant doubles risk of Covid hospitalization: study
Story by Reuters The Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain, but two doses of vaccine...
Man with 39 wives, head of ‘world’s largest family’, dies in India
Story by Reuters A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world’s largest family has died in northeast India, the chief...
Erdogan says US can count on Turkey after Afghanistan troop pullout
Story by AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be the “only reliable” country left to stabilise Afghanistan after the US pulls out...
Moscow announces ´non-working week´ as virus surge
Story by AFP Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Saturday announced a “non-working” week in the Russian capital, with non-essential workers told to stay home, as...
Saudi women allowed to live alone and freely
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, women were allowed to live alone and freely without their male guardians, like father, brother or husband. According to the...