Health costs during pandemic pushed over half a billion people into poverty
More than half a billion people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets during the height of the ...
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China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin dominate the G7
While Russian President Vladimir Putin keeps the West guessing over Ukraine, it was the might of Chinese President Xi Jinping that garnered the long-term strategic focus when the diplomats from ...
Gas explosion in Sicily leaves at least three dead, six missing (Update)
hree people were killed and six are still missing after a gas explosion late on Saturday caused several residential buildings in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa to collapse, Italian authorities ...
Malaysia charges Dyson supplier ATA with labour law violations
Malaysia has charged Dyson supplier ATA IMS (ATAI.KL) with four violations of labour law on accommodation for workers as it investigates complaints of forced labour, authorities said on Saturday.
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Europe’s car industry too reliant on other regions, says Bosch chairman
Europe’s automotive sector has become too reliant on Asia and other regions for vital components such as semiconductors and battery cells, Bosch’s (ROBG.UL) outgoing chairman told a ...
AI startup SenseTime Hong Kong IPO in limbo after US blacklisting
Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group is considering whether it can proceed with a planned $767 million Hong Kong initial public offering after the US added it to an investment blacklist, ...
3M hit with $22.5 million verdict in latest US military earplug trial
A federal jury on Friday awarded $22.5 million to a US Army veteran who alleged that combat earplugs sold by 3M Co (MMM.N) caused him to suffer hearing loss and ...
Mass protest in Vienna against Austria’s controversial Covid restrictions
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus in Austria, including mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and home confinement ...
Salah condemns Gerrard’s Villa to defeat on Liverpool return
Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool with a 67th minute Mohamed Salah penalty keeping the Merseysiders a point behind ...
More than 70 killed as tornadoes rip through Kentucky, other US states
A devastating swarm of tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states, killing more than 70 people in Kentucky and leaving a trail of destroyed homes and businesses along a path that ...
Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket
The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late ...
Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi decider
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen landed a big blow in his winner-takes-all title battle with Lewis Hamilton by seizing pole position for Formula One’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ...
Sterling penalty earns leaders Man City win over 10-man Wolves
England forward Raheem Sterling’s 100th Premier League goal was enough to earn leaders Manchester City a 1-0 win over 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Wolves were doing a fine ...
Worried Xavi says he has to create a new Barca
Xavi Hernandez is worried about the performances of the team he once graced as a player and said on Saturday that they must reset to create a new Barcelona.
Barca’...
British man recounts attack by otters in Singapore gardens
A British man taking an early morning walk in Singapore Botanic Gardens said he was attacked by a pack of wild otters, leaving him with 26 wounds on his buttocks, legs ...
Most reported US Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated
Most of the 43 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant identified in the United States so far were in people who were fully vaccinated, and a third of them had ...
Many people trapped after roof collapse at Amazon warehouse near St. Louis
Many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms blew through the area, ...
Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance bid set for EU antitrust approval
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications (NUAN.O), three people familiar with ...
Coronavirus: Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing COVID-19 detection masks
Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light.
The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in ...
U.S. Supreme Court permits challenge to Texas six-week abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed abortion providers to pursue a legal challenge to a ban on most abortions in Texas but left the nation’s strictest abortion ...
Assange one step closer to extradition to United States
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal charges in the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information after Washington ...
Fourth Ghislaine Maxwell accuser recalls Epstein climbing into bed with her
A fourth Ghislaine Maxwell accuser testified at the British socialite’s sex abuse trial on Friday, recalling that late financier Jeffrey Epstein climbed into bed with her at his New ...
Average performances not good enough for Chelsea, says Tuchel
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is unconcerned by his team’s recent form but warned their “average” performances were not good enough for the high standards expected at the London club.
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Moderna plunges as mRNA-based flu jab fails to ace existing shots
Moderna Inc shares tumbled 11% after early data showed that the company’s mRNA-based flu vaccine might not be strong enough to give it an edge over already approved flu vaccines ...