Germany to discuss AZ shots after blood clot reports
German leaders will discuss the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, after several states said they would stop giving the shot to people under the age of 60 following ...
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Amazon union vote enters final stretch in watershed moment for U.S. labour
The votes on whether to form a union at Amazon.com Inc’s sprawling Alabama fulfilment centre are set to be reviewed starting on Tuesday, with momentum for future labour ...
Austria in talks to buy a million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V
Austria is in talks with Russia to buy a million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which has yet to be approved by the European Medicines Agency, Chancellor Sebastian ...
Bizarre ancient shark glided through the sea with lengthy wing-like fins
By Will Dunham
About 93 million years ago, a bizarre plankton-eating shark shaped unlike any other known marine creature glided through the sea in what is now northeastern Mexico using curiously ...
Germany’s regulator reports 31 cases of blood disorder after AZ shot, Berlin and Canada take action
Germany’s vaccine regulator said on Tuesday it has recorded 31 cases of a rare blood clot in the brain, nine of which resulted in deaths, after people received a COVID-19 ...
Britain consider charging tobacco companies for cigarette butt clean ups
Britain is considering a plan to force big tobacco companies to pay the 40 million pound ($55 million) annual cost of cleaning up discarded cigarette butts.
“We are exploring how cigarette companies ...
Not much love for COVID-19 vaccine at Miami Open
Players at the Miami Open on Monday expressed little love for COVID-19 vaccines, with many saying they want more information before getting a shot.
Seventh seeded Aryna Sabalenka expressed more ...
Nike sues company that made blood stained ‘Satan Shoes’
Athletic shoe maker Nike Inc on Monday sued a New York-based company that produced “Satan Shoes” purported to contain a drop of human blood as part of a collaboration with “...
Trump launches new website ‘to stay connected with supporters’
Republican former President Donald Trump has launched an official website , a platform for his supporters to stay in touch and to showcase his time in office.
The 45office.com website’...
Global banks face 6bn in losses in Archegos débacle
Global banks may lose more than $6 billion from the downfall of Archegos Capital, sources familiar with trades involving the US investment firm said on Monday, and regulators and investors fear ...
World leaders back pandemic treaty idea for future emergencies
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the ...
Former Minneapolis officer goes on trial on charge of murdering George Floyd
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin betrayed his badge by “grinding” his knee into George Floyd’s neck during a deadly arrest last May, a prosecutor said on Monday at a ...
‘Recalculate’ your career path after pandemic
“Recalculating,” as the GPS often tells us when we are driving, may be our best career strategy after a year of uncertainty.
Roadblocks or jams may lie ahead, but the ...
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines reduce infection risk by 80% — Study
Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc with BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc reduced risk of infection by 80 per cent two weeks or more after the first of two shots, according ...
EU official urges Greece to investigate reports of asylum-seeker pushbacks
Greece “can do more” to investigate reports it has pushed asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a senior European Union official said on Monday, as Greek authorities pledged a new migrant reception ...
Canada to require new assessment of AstraZeneca benefits, risks based on age
By David Ljunggren and Allison Martell
Canada will modify its approval of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to require a new analysis of its benefits and risks based on age, the ...
Czech billionaire Kellner killed in Alaska helicopter crash
By Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka
Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man and founder of investment group PPF, was killed in a helicopter crash on a skiing trip ...
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis
Egypt’s Suez Canal will reopen for shipping traffic in both directions on Monday evening after a giant container ship which had ...
Covid-19 probably passed from bats, further studies required – WHO report
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was “extremely ...
Bitcoin jumps to one-week high above $58,000
Bitcoin jumped to a one-week high on Monday, rising as much as 4.5% to $58,300 and nearing a record high above $61,000 hit earlier this month.
Visa Inc said earlier it would allow ...
Jury to hear opening arguments George Floyd case
A jury gathered on Monday to hear opening arguments in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the deadly arrest of George Floyd, which ignited a global ...
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
Visa said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies ...
Poland suffer blow as Lewandowski ruled out of England clash
Poland suffered a massive blow ahead of this week’s crunch World Cup qualifier away to England when striker and talisman Robert Lewandowski was ruled out because of a knee ...
EU presidents to go to Turkey next week, spokesman says
The presidents of the European Council and the European Commission will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on April 6, an EU spokesman said on Monday, in the latest sign ...