Vaccine boosters become potent symbol of pandemic inequality The WHO’s calls to block vaccine boosters come as many around the world are still waiting for their first doses.
A $5,800 whisky bottle Japan gave to Mike Pompeo is missing. The State Department is looking for it. Gifts from foreign governments are considered U.S. government property.
Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy remains barely unchanged at 93% six months after 2nd dose, company says Biotech firm Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine remains 93% effective six months after the second dose, with the efficacy of the mRNA vaccine barely dipping from the 94.5% cited during the clinical trial stage.
At least 20 dead as suspected jihadists attack Chadian soldiers, military says More than 20 Chadian soldiers have been killed near Lake Chad after suspected jihadists, purportedly belonging to the Boko Haram group, attacked troops stationed in the notoriously volatile region.
Thai police investigating death of foreign woman in Phuket Police in Thailand are investigating after the body of a foreign woman was found at a secluded spot on the southern island of Phuket
Suspected rape and killing of Indian girl, 9, triggers protests in New Delhi Angry villagers in the Indian capital held a protest Thursday outside a crematorium where they say a 9-year-old girl was raped and killed earlier this week.
‘Pure racism’: Foreign workers in South Korea slate major city’s ‘discriminatory’ new anti-Covid directive to firms employing them Foreign workers have denounced a South Korean city’s newly launched Covid-screening campaign as “racist” and “nonsensical” after it made testing mandatory for workplaces with less than 30 employees – if one of them is a foreigner.
Pakistan sends troops after Muslim mob attacked Hindu temple Pakistan has deployed paramilitary troops in a conservative town in the country’s eastern Punjab province, a day after a Muslim mob attacked and badly damaged a Hindu temple there
Notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia fugitive arrested after two years on the run Mobster Domenico Paviglianiti, known as the "boss of the bosses", has been arrested in Madrid.
Pakistan sends troops after Muslim mob attacked Hindu temple Pakistan has deployed paramilitary troops in a conservative town in the country’s eastern Punjab province, a day after a Muslim mob attacked and badly damaged a Hindu temple there
Andrew Cuomo faces impeachment threat as New York governor Fellow Democrats are urging New York’s governor to quit or be forced out after a report into alleged harassment.
Singapore court orders British expat caught without a mask to undergo psychiatric evaluation after courtroom outburst A British national accused of not wearing a mask and being a public nuisance has been sent to a mental hospital by a Singapore court, after dismissing the charges against him as absurd and refusing to enter a plea.
Belarus Olympian Timanovskaya says grandmother warned her not to come home Krystina Timanovskaya says she fled after being warned it was not safe to fly home from the Olympics.
Iran nuclear concerns: Israel warns Tehran is only ‘10 weeks away’ from acquiring weapons-grade materials Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz reportedly has warned U.N. Security Council diplomats this week that Iran is “only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon.”
Turkish influencer prosecuted 'for photos at Amsterdam sex museum' Merve Taskin says she faces obscenity charges in Turkey after posting "joke" photos of sex toys.
‘A slap in the face’: Workers angry after SPC canned food giant becomes first Australian company to mandate vaccination Employees of Australia’s canned vegetable and fruit giant SPC have complained to local media that they’re furious about mandatory vaccinations but will abide by the order to keep their jobs and livelihoods.
Russian gay family flees to Spain after threats The lesbian family suffered homophobic abuse after appearing in a Russian health food ad.
Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension Iran has sworn in Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of the country's supreme leader, as its new president
Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension Iran has sworn in Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of the country’s supreme leader, as its new president
French Constitutional Court rules health pass, mandatory vaccination of health workers constitutional amid nationwide protests France’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the new law that makes the coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public, and vaccination compulsory for healthcare professionals, to be in line with the constitution.
Biden Signs Order Allowing Hong Kong Residents to Stay in U.S. The White House said that it will defer the removal of certain Hong Kong residents citing Beijing’s crackdown on political freedom there.
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s over degradation of the plane’s fuselage