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South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine
The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study ...China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly ...Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband and a pivotal figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died ...Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iran released on Friday a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea promised to try ...Russian force on Ukraine border larger than any time since 2014, U.S. says
Russia has more troops on Ukraine’s eastern border than at any time since 2014, when it annexed Crimea and backed ...Nile countries trade blame as dam talks end without breakthrough
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused Egypt and Sudan of obstructing talks on its contested dam on the Nile, which ended with ...Jordan’s prince vows loyalty, king accepts mediation in palace row
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah pledged loyalty to the king on Monday as the monarch accepted mediation over a rift within the ...Indian states seek widening of vaccinations as second surge overtakes first wave
Many Indian state leaders have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open up vaccinations to most of the country’s hundreds ...Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 26
A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsya River ...Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilise country
Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday that King Abdullah’s half-brother and former heir Prince Hamza had liaised ...
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