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Hurricane Sally drenches US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Sally downed trees, flooded streets and homes and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as it pounded the US Gulf ...Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine
Turkey began final Phase III trials of an experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, Turkish media reported. The vaccine will be administered ...Russia to sell 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it will supply India’s Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories with 100 million doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine ...Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign US-brokered normalisation deals
Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony on Tuesday as President Donald ...Virus restrictions threaten Asia economic recovery in 2021
Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a “swoosh-shaped” recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned ...China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with ...Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus’s clouds
Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may ...Putin backs Lukashenko as Belarus leader vows closer ties
President Vladimir Putin on Monday backed embattled Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko and promised a $1.5 billion loan as the Belarusian strongman vowed ...WHO head urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
Countries should join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly ...Japan ruling party elects Yoshihide Suga as PM successor
Yoshihide Suga, the man expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, is a farmer’s son with a reputation for inscrutability, who has ...














