Pfizer shot gets US drug regulator nod for 12-15 year olds as India outbreak rages Health The United States drug regulator authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12-15 as the country aims to speed up its Covid-19... Pfizer shot gets US drug regulator nod for 12-15 year olds as India outbreak rages
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World 22 killed as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas rocket barrage Israel and Hamas exchanged heavy fire on Tuesday, with 22 Palestinians killed in Gaza, in a dramatic escalation between the bitter rivals sparked... 25 mins ago
World Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday in southwestern Japan, as concerns rise over China's... 25 mins ago
Health Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers Hong Kong on Tuesday scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry... 1 hour ago
UK Fears for whale stranded in London’s Thames Fears were growing in London on Monday for the fate of an infant whale that was rescued from the banks of the River Thames, only to swim upstream... 1 hour ago
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World Thailand seeking ‘humanitarian’ solution for detained Myanmar journalists Thailand said Tuesday it was seeking a "humanitarian" solution for three Myanmar journalists arrested after fleeing across the border to escape... 2 hours ago
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Health US authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years... 7 hours ago
UK China demands cancellation of UN meeting on Uyghurs China on Monday urged the United States, Germany and Britain to cancel an upcoming video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslim... 7 hours ago
World Anger in France over ‘civil war’ warning The government of French President Emmanuel Macron reacted with fury on Monday after a group of serving French soldiers published an open letter... 8 hours ago
World ‘Where are our children?’ demand mothers of Mexico’s missing Thousands of mothers of people missing in Mexico protested Monday to demand the authorities find their children, victims of the violence and... 9 hours ago
World UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement The UN Security Council held an urgent meeting Monday on the unrest in Jerusalem but issued no immediate statement, with diplomats saying the... 9 hours ago
