Aid struggles to reach remote areas of Haiti quake zone
Damaged or impassable roads were complicating efforts on Friday to deliver aid to more remote parts of Haiti devastated by an earthquake last weekend that killed more than 2,000 people.
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US reviewing if Moderna shot tied to higher heart inflammation risk
U.S. health officials are reviewing reports that Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously ...
Guardiola laughs off Lewandowski question, happy with City squad
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola laughed off a question probing possible interest in Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski on Friday and said he would be happy if the transfer window ...
AstraZeneca’s antibody therapy prevents Covid-19, study shows
AstraZeneca’s new antibody therapy reduced the risk of people developing COVID-19 symptoms by 77% in a late-stage trial, putting the drugmaker on track to offer protection to those who respond ...
Taliban killed relative of DW reporter, German broadcaster says
Taliban fighters hunting a journalist from Deutsche Welle have shot dead one member of his family and severely injured another, the German public broadcaster said, adding that three more of ...
UK approves Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail to treat and prevent Covid-19
The UK’s health regulator has approved an antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19, it said on Friday, adding it was trying to roll ...
Sydney imposes nightly curfew while Vietnam’s biggest city to force residents to stay at home
Two million residents of Sydney will be under nightly curfew from next week to slow the highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus that is spreading across New South Wales state, ...
Israeli doctors find severe Covid-19 breakthrough cases mostly in older, sicker patients
In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, doctors are learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances in which the shots provide less protection against ...
Criticism of Western powers mounts as images of the chaos and desperation are shared around the world
More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan‘s capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts as criticism ...
Coronavirus: Children’s upper airways sense virus quickly, pre-activates immune system – study
Children’s noses may be better than adults’ at defending against infection because of “pre-activated” immunity against the coronavirus, a new study suggests.
Researchers analysed nasal swabs from 45 infected patients, ...
Israel extends Covid-19 vaccine boosters to people over 40, teachers
By Rami Ayyub and Maayan Lubell
Israelis over 40 and teachers are now eligible for a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the health minister said on Thursday, hoping ...
Thirty-seven migrants feared dead at sea off coast of Spain’s Canary Island
Thirty-seven migrants are feared dead after a dinghy carrying dozens of people capsized off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands, the sole survivor to have been found so far ...
Police apprehend man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol (updated)
By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Sarah N. Lynch
A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol was taken into custody by police ...
Actions or words? Afghan journalists question Taliban’s free press pledge
Beaten, homes raided, turned away from work for being a woman: the complaints made by some Afghan journalists in recent days are sowing doubt about assurances made by their new ...
Maskless flyers face $9,000 fines as U.S. FAA tackles unruly passengers
By David Shepardson
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers over unruly behavior – with some facing $9,000 fines for defying mask requirements – pushing ...
Trucks rolling across Afghanistan border as trade resumes
Commercial traffic across Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up on Thursday, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban’s lightning seizure of ...
Planes, guns, night-vision goggles: The Taliban’s new US-made war chest
About a month ago, Afghanistan’s ministry of defense posted on social media photographs of seven brand new helicopters arriving in Kabul delivered by the United States.
“They’ll continue ...
Afghan footballer dies in fall from plane at Kabul
An Afghan national team footballer died in a fall from a U.S. plane at Kabul airport on Monday, the Afghan news agency Ariana said on Thursday.
Crowds of people ...
Hezbollah announces ships with fuel for Lebanon — US sanctions feared
A shipment of Iranian fuel organised for Lebanon by Hezbollah will set sail on Thursday, the Shi’ite group said, cautioning its US and Israeli foes against any moves to ...
Pochettino leaves open possibility of Messi debut at Brest
Lionel Messi may be in the Paris St Germain squad for their Ligue 1 visit to Brest on Friday, manager Mauricio Pochettino said but he remained tight-lipped on whether the six-times ...
British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta
A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within ...
Biden says he and his wife will get Covid booster vaccine
U.S. President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden would receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to boost their immunity, as his administration announced booster ...
EU says import of J&J vaccines from S. Africa is temporary
The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a temporary agreement with South Africa to use a plant there to bottle Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that are being ...