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EXPLAINER: From COVID to cancer, versality of mRNA lauded
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us would never have heard of mRNA. But this type of technology is not a new development at all.
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COVID pandemic slows for seventh week in a row globally
The pandemic had gained ground since mid-June fanned by the highly contagious Delta variant, but since late August it has been in decline.
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Putin: Islamic State fighters massing in Afghanistan
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS leaders in Afghanistan were seeking to project the group's influence across former Soviet states in Central Asia -- which Moscow sees as its backyard -- to stir up religious and ethnic discord.
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US to allow entry to fully vaccinated foreign travelers from 8 Nov
Under the new policy that was outlined last month, vaccinated travelers will still need to to undergo testing and contact tracing to enter the United States.
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UK eases foreign trucker rules to tackle supply chain crisis
Global bottlenecks caused by reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns and foreign workers leaving Britain after Brexit have caused an acute shortage of lorry drivers, leading to supply chain issues across the country.
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Climate talk but no action 'irritating': Queen
The queen's comments come after public interventions this week from both her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, and her grandson, Prince William.
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Anguish and anger after Taiwan building blaze kills 46
The blaze is the latest tragedy to highlight concerns over lax safety standards in Taiwan and has exposed the poor living conditions of many elderly in a society that is rapidly ageing.
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Jamaican artist to design UK monument to Caribbean migrants
It was revealed that thousands of Britons of Caribbean origin, who arrived legally between 1948 and the early 1970s, had been wrongly detained or deported under the ruling Conservative government's hardline immigration policies.
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Bill Clinton in hospital with non-COVID infection
Clinton, 75, was admitted to a hospital in Irvine in southern California on Tuesday evening, spokesperson Angel Urena tweeted. He gave no details other than to say the infection was not COVID-related.
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European drug watchdog reviews AstraZeneca anti-COVID cocktail Evusheld
The move comes after AstraZeneca this week said trials showed that the drug, made from a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, reduced severe COVID-19 symptoms and deaths.
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'This is alarming': WHO says TB deaths on the rise again globally due to COVID
The setback has erased years of progress toward tackling the curable disease, which affects millions of people worldwide.
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WHO unveils new team to investigate pandemic
The group of 26 experts will be charged with producing a new global framework for studies into the origins of emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential - and their remit includes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
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Embattled Facebook releases new curbs on harassment
New policies included derailing coordinated efforts to use multiple accounts to harass or intimidate people considered at heightened risk of harm in the real world, such as government dissidents and victims of violent tragedies.
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Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured
The blaze broke out in the 13-storey, mixed-use building in the small hours of Thursday morning, according to officials, raging through multiple floors before firefighters finally got it under control.
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Prince William tells space tourists: Fix Earth instead
The comments by Queen Elizabeth II's grandson come a day after Star Trek star William Shatner became a real space traveller on Blue Origin's second crewed mission.
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Moderna or Pfizer booster works better for people vaccinated with J&J: study
The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was eagerly awaited in the United States because it looked at the possibility of 'mixing' vaccines - using a different vaccine than the initial doses for the booster shot - which is not currently allowed in the country.
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Defectors sue N. Korea's Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations
Five participants in the repatriation scheme who later escaped from North Korea are demanding 100 million yen ($880,000) each in damages as they make their case in the Tokyo District Court.
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Biden to meet with Kenyatta, first African leader to visit
The agenda was published shortly after the release of the Pandora Papers, a journalistic investigation that exposed secret offshore accounts linked to politicians and businesspeople all over the world. In the investigation, Kenyatta, who has stated his intent to fight corruption, is said to own, together with six family members, a network of eleven offshore companies, one of which is valued at $30 million.
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Iran postpones execution of man who was arrested at 17: rights groups
Arman Abdolali had been moved to solitary confinement in the Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, in preparation for his execution on Wednesday, and held a final meeting with his parents on Tuesday.
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Madrid court orders imprisonment of France footballer Lucas Hernandez
In Spain, those sentenced to less than two years do not usually go to prison, but in this case, as it was a repeat offence, Hernandez has been ordered to.
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Anti-Semitism 'reaching younger audience on social media': analysis
Hate speech remains more prolific and extreme on sites such as Parler and 4chan, but is being introduced to young users on mainstream platforms, they said in a joint report.
