Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine closes in on U.S. approval
Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, ...
Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links to the military coup, as Western countries sought to press the junta to avoid a violent ...Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms. Australia and the ...Italian envoy killed in DR Congo attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was among three people killed on Monday when a UN convoy was ambushed in the country’s troubled east, violence the DRC’s president called a “terrorist attack” and that ...Huge anti-coup rallies in Myanmar after junta threat
Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again on Monday despite a clear threat from the junta that it was prepared to use lethal force to crush what it branded “anarchy”. The warning came ...Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills 7 people
A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the air force said. The plane, a Beechcraft King Air 350i, was ...
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