Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna doses over contamination fears
Japan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine due to contamination. The health ministry said “foreign materials” were found...
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India woman who accused MP of rape dies in self-immolation
The death of a 24-year-old Indian woman, who had set herself on fire last week after alleging harassment by police and judiciary at the behest...
Pentagon denies US paid Taliban for freedom of movement to airport
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby denied that the United States has made payments to the Taliban in an effort to allow Americans free movement to the...
Israel says it carried out airstrikes on Hamas targets after balloon attack
Israel Defense Forces announced on Twitter Monday that it carried out strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza in response to an earlier arson balloon attack. “All summer, Hamas...
Afghanistan flag to feature in Paralympic opening ceremony as a show of ‘solidarity’
The flag of Afghanistan will be used as a symbol of “solidarity and peace” as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kicks off on Tuesday night in Japan.The...
Pfizer becomes first Covid vaccine to gain full FDA approval
Pfizer’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – the first jab to be licensed in the...
China NPC: Three-child policy formally passed into law
China has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children, to boost the birth rate. The regulation was one of...
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case
New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in...
Why is the Taliban’s Kabul victory being compared to the fall of Saigon?
As the US continues its withdrawal from the Afghan capital, social media has been flooded with pictures of a helicopter evacuating people from the American...
Afghanistan conflict: As Kabul falls, Biden backlash grows
The lightning advance of the Taliban in retaking the country has led Afghan Americans, former generals and leading statesmen to blame President Joe Biden for...
