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US announces support for patent waiver on Covid vaccines
The United States threw its weight behind a waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines as India Thursday posted record deaths and ...SpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing
SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in ...Trump Facebook ban remains but oversight board rips company policies
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong ...Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of Latakia
Syrian air defences downed several Israeli missiles during pre-dawn raids on the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, the Syrian army said on ...23 dead, dozens hurt as elevated metro collapses in Mexico
An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a ...Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage, but charitable foundation to remain ...
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after ...DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province ...EU eyes letting fully vaccinated tourists into bloc
Europe is looking at easing travel restrictions on foreign tourists as early as next month, if they are fully vaccinated or come ...India’s ruling BJP party loses key race in regional elections amid COVID-19 maelstrom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll. Over the past ...More Covid-19 aid lands in India as Canada, Brazil struggle with outbreaks
India struggled to contain one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks with nearly 400,000 new infections reported Sunday, as more international aid ...