Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
BBC Online :A malaria vaccine has proved to be 77% effective in early trials and could be a major breakthrough against the disease, say its...
International
Woman’s murder by alleged harasser in Kuwait sparks protest, outrage
Reuters :Women in Kuwait demanded better protections from male violence at a protest on Thursday in response to the murder of a woman by a...
Mount Everest: Coronavirus reaches world’s tallest peak
BBC Online :At least one climber on Mount Everest has tested positive for Covid-19, just weeks after the world’s tallest peak reopened to climbers following...
Tedros denounces vaccine inequity as Covax sharing scheme marks first year
Reuters :“Nearly 900 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, but over 81% have gone to high- or upper middle-income countries, while low-income countries have...
Algerian scholar gets three years in jail for ‘offending Islam’
Al Jazeera :A renowned Algerian scholar on Islam, Said Djabelkhir, was handed a three-year prison sentence on Thursday for “offending Islam” in three Facebook posts,...
US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
BBC Online :The US military is sending airborne assistance to aid Indonesia’s search for a missing submarine with 53 crew.Indonesian authorities estimate they have just...
US Senate passes bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes
Reuters :A hate crimes bill to combat violence against Asian Americans in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic passed the US Senate overwhelmingly on Thursday,...
Indian maids count cost of Covid in testing times
Reuters :India’s 50 million domestic workers already had it tough. Now the mostly female force of cooks, cleaners and carers must test negative for coronavirus...
US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight
Reuters :The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes...
Singapore quarantines over 1,100 migrant workers, probes reinfections
Reuters :Singapore is quarantining more than 1,100 migrant workers after about a dozen COVID-19 cases were found in a dormitory and was investigating the possibility...
Putin warns of a Russian ‘red line’ the West will regret crossing
The New York Times :He warned ominously of “red lines” in Russia’s security that, if crossed, would bring a powerful “asymmetric” response. He reminded Western...
India Covid surge hits new record as oxygen runs short
AFP :India’s brutal new Covid-19 outbreak set records on Wednesday with more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours as hospitals in New Delhi ran perilously...