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Back to news homeJ&J seeks US authorisation for its COVID booster shot
A panel of FDA health experts will meet next week to consider booster shots of the J&J and Moderna vaccines.Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has asked United States regulators for emergency […]
British PM’s envoy holds talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
UK says the two sides discussed Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian crisis and ‘terrorism’, among other subjects.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special envoy has held talks with senior members of Afghanistan’s new […]
UK plans fossil fuel-free power grid by 2035 using nuclear energy
Fossil fuels will no longer be used to generate power by the middle of the next decade as the United Kingdom’s government tackles climate change and an energy supply crunch.By Jessica […]
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in global outage
Outage is affecting tens of thousands of users across social media platforms, according to an outage tracking website.Facebook Inc has said it is working to restore access to its social […]
China flies 56 aircraft near Taiwan in latest record incursion
Taiwan foreign minister says the country ‘very concerned’ China will launch a war against the island at some point.China has flown 56 fighter planes towards Taiwan in the largest show […]
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
Anwar Gargash, UAE president’s diplomatic adviser, says there is uncertainty about US commitment to region, concern about Beijing.The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and […]
US slams ‘provocative’ Chinese military activity near Taiwan
US State Department spokesman called on Beijing to cease its ‘military, diplomatic’ coercion against Taiwan.The United States has slammed China’s largest-ever incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone, which it described […]
Jordan’s king receives first call from Syria’s al-Assad in decade
Syria says the two leaders discussed bilateral relations, ‘reinforcing cooperation in the interests of the two countries and people’.Jordan’s King Abdullah II received a call on Sunday from Syrian President […]
Bangladesh arrests five over the killing of Rohingya activist
Mohibullah, who was in his late 40s, was killed by unknown gunmen in a camp in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.Five Rohingya men have been arrested in connection with the […]