Hungary’s government has criticized Norway after the Nordic country announced on Friday that it will refuse to pay €220 million ($259 million) in financial aid, due to Budapest’s failure to resolve aRead More…
Russian cops accuse fertility doctors of SELLING BABIES to single men, with clients reportedly paying for gender & looks
Investigators in Moscow have filed charges against a number of doctors at a medical center in the Russian capital, alleging that they ran a secret off-the-books scheme to sell almost a dozenRead More…
Moderna's Covid-19 jab given green light by EU drugs regulator for use in adolescents
The EU’s medicines regulator has given its backing for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to minors aged between 12 and 17, citing positive results in trials involving 3,732 participants. In aRead More…
Sign of increasing cooperation? Since Biden's inauguration, Russia & US have held four discussions on cybersecurity, Moscow says
Representatives from Russia and the US have already held four rounds of discussions over cybersecurity, it was revealed on Thursday. The topic was a focus of the meeting between the countries’ presidentsRead More…
Monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in India leaving at least 67 dead
At least 67 people have died as monsoon rainfall sparked floods and landslides, primarily in the western Indian state of Maharashtra where some areas have received 23 inches of rain in 24Read More…
Vaccinated employees of California city required to wear stickers if they want to work without masks
A California city has ordered its employees to wear a sticker identifying their fully vaccinated status if they choose to come to work without a mask, amid a growing global trend ofRead More…
Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO endangered list after lobbying efforts from Australia and 11 other countries
The Great Barrier Reef will not join the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) endangered heritage list, after Australia and 11 countries applied pressure on the organization to reconsider. Friday’sRead More…
‘This is all feeling very depressing’: Specter of anti-Olympics protests looms large over Tokyo opening ceremony
The empty, cavernous arena which hosted Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony in Tokyo was contrasted by a wave of angry protestors outside of it as anti-Olympic sentiment festers in Japan ahead of theRead More…
‘This is his home’: Manchester United confirm signing of England star Jadon Sancho with love letter to ‘young king’ in $100MN deal
Jadon Sancho has described his $100 million move to Manchester United as a “dream come true”, posing with boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and being serenaded by the club after sealing his moveRead More…
Up to 75% of new Covid cases in Singapore are in vaccinated people but getting jab lowers chances of serious illness, figures show
Some 75% of people who got infected with Covid-19 in Singapore recently had been previously inoculated. None of them, however, got seriously ill, the health authorities said, encouraging further vaccinations. In theRead More…