5y

Biden calls for assault weapon ban after Colorado shooting

Issue should not be partisan, says president after second shooting in week

5y

[UPDATED] Macau, HK halt use of Pfizer jab

Packaging problem detected in a batch of vials; move made ‘for the sake of precaution’

5y

N.Korea tested missiles in first challenge to Biden administration: US official

Reports also claim that 2 projectiles fired at weekend were short-range

5y

AstraZeneca US trials thrown into doubt after promising data

Anglo-Swedish pharma giant says to publish new data in response by tomorrow

5y

Press watchdog sues Facebook over hate speech

French court ruling may have ‘global impact’ as social media giant uses same terms of service worldwide, says Reporters Without Borders

5y

Children have stronger antibody response to Covid-19, study finds

Many factors believed to be at play over why youngsters produce more antibodies than adults

5y

China, Russia reject vaccine opportunism claims

Tackling pandemic must be done with humanity, in interest of saving lives, says Russian minister

5y

15 dead, 400 missing in Rohingya camp blaze in Bangladesh

Inferno the biggest since 2017, leaves 50,000 people homeless

5y

Roche reports promising results from anti-Covid-19 cocktail

It significantly shortens duration of symptoms by four days, says Swiss pharma giant

5y

West riles China with sanctions over Uighur crackdown

Beijing responds by hitting Europeans with immediate tit-for-tat measures

5y

S. Korea president gets Covid-19 shot to join G7 summit

Moon Jae-in set to travel to Britain in June for meeting

5y

Accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail for a third time

British socialite denies charges she recruited underage girls for former partner Jeffrey Epstein

5y

Leaked videos of Parliament sex acts rock Australia’s govt

One clip allegedly shows a man masturbating over a female MP’s desk