Factbox – Countries vaccinating children against Covid-19
The United States is set to roll out Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week and the shots could be administered as soon as ...
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Blatter, Platini indicted by Swiss authorities over payment
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have been indicted over unlawfully arranging a payment of two million Swiss francs ($2.19 million), the Office of the Attorney ...
Palestinians facing Jerusalem evictions reject deal with Israeli settlers
Palestinians facing eviction from the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah rejected a deal on Tuesday that would have seen them accept the temporary ownership of their homes by ...
‘Cash machine’ BP boosts share buyback as profit surges
BP (BP.L) added more than a billion dollars to its share buyback programme on Tuesday as it likened itself to a “cash machine” benefiting from higher oil and gas ...
Pfizer expects Covid-19 vaccine sales of $29bn in 2022
Pfizer Inc on Tuesday forecast better-than-expected $29 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccine for 2022 and said it was seeking to sign more deals with countries for the shot that it ...
Pfizer raises COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to $36 bln for 2021
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Tuesday raised the full-year sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine by 7.5 per cent to $36 billion, as it signs deals with countries for booster doses and ...
No rush of job-seekers after end of UK furlough
The end of Britain’s furlough programme has not led to a surge in new job-seekers, according to data that suggests unemployment is unlikely to rise sharply and could bolster ...
Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 vehicles over software communication error
Tesla Inc is recalling nearly 12,000 US vehicles sold since 2017 because a communication error may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the emergency brakes, the National Highway Traffic ...
Tottenham appoint Conte as manager after sacking Nuno
Tottenham Hotspur have named Antonio Conte as manager until the summer of 2023, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, a day after sacking Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
Former Chelsea ...
At least 15 killed as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul hospital, official says
At least 15 people were killed and 34 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in Kabul, a Taliban security official said on Tuesday.
The explosions ...
Djokovic targets year-end No.1 record on return to action in Paris
Novak Djokovic said his targets for the rest of 2021 include clinching the year-end number one spot and helping Serbia in its Davis Cup campaign, as he returns to competition at ...
Harvard’s modern-day Darwin warns against humanity’s downward slope
The Harvard University scientist who has called for setting aside half the planet as a nature preserve says the slope of human history will always be downward unless there is ...
French security officers fired at man with knife in Paris station
Paris railway security officers opened fire on Monday evening at a man who threatened them with a knife in Paris train station Saint Lazare, French media reported on Tuesday.
BFM ...
Verry Elleegant storms home to win Melbourne Cup
Verry Elleegant won the A$8 million ($6 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths from local favourite Incentivise.
The ...
British fishing vessel still held in France, owner says (Update)
A British scallop dredger seized by France is still being held at the port of Le Havre, the owner of the ship said on Tuesday, after a British minister said ...
Coca-Cola to fully acquire Gatorade rival BodyArmor for $5.6 bln
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Monday it would buy the remaining stake in BodyArmor it did not already own for $5.6 billion, as the soda maker amps up its sports ...
UK factories see output growth slow, prices rocket
British factories saw output growth slow and costs soar in October as they struggled to cope with supply bottlenecks, a survey showed on Monday, underscoring the dilemma facing the Bank ...
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of ...
COP26 inaccessible for Israeli minister in wheelchair, Church of England apologises for Nazi comment
Israel’s energy minister was unable to participate in the United Nation’s COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday because the transportation offered to her was not accessible by wheelchair, ...
Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds ...
Wolves up to seventh as Everton suffer third straight loss
Everton suffered their third straight Premier League defeat as they fell to a 2-1 loss to in-form Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Monday.
Wolves started strongly, forcing Jordan Pickford into ...
Novavax Covid vaccine gets first authorization; expects more within weeks, CEO says
By Carl O’Donnell and Dania Nadeem
Novavax Inc expects regulators in India, the Philippines and elsewhere to make a decision on its Covid-19 vaccine within “weeks,” its chief executive ...
‘Put a price on carbon, nature cannot pay’: EU urges COP26
By Kate Abnett and Mark John
Countries must put a price on the carbon dioxide emissions causing climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the United Nations ...
Hungary fans banned from Poland qualifier after Wembley clashes
Hungary fans will be barred from attending their team’s final World Cup qualifier away to Poland following clashes with police during last month’s group game against England at ...