J&J says second shot boosts protection to 94%
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given about two months after the first increased its effectiveness to 94% in the United States against moderate to ...
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Cryptocurrencies post fifth straight week of inflows
Cryptocurrency investment products and funds saw inflows for a fifth consecutive week as market sentiment on the sector continued to improve, data from digital asset manager CoinShares showed on Monday.
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EU says people with AZ shots should be able to travel to US
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, although existing U.S. guidance ...
Higher taxes are coming and for markets, that could be a good thing
And so it begins: Taxes in the world’s wealthiest countries are rising. Inevitable perhaps given the unprecedented COVID-era debt surge and, according to some investors, even a good thing ...
The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent
British police said on Tuesday a third Russian had been charged in absentia with the 2018 Novichok murder attempt on former double agent Sergei Skripal, saying they could also now confirm ...
UK’s Sky plans own smart TVs to take on streaming services
Britain’s Sky is preparing to launch its own smart televisions as the media firm takes on streaming device makers such as Roku (ROKU.O) in a bid to win ...
Europe not rattled by underdog label ahead of Ryder Cup,
Europe may be viewed as the underdogs in the forthcoming Ryder Cup compared to their American opponents, but Tommy Fleetwood said his team will head into the biennial competition starting ...
SoftBank leads $680 million funding round in NFT fantasy soccer game Sorare
Blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has raised $680 million in a funding round led by SoftBank (9984.T), with players including ex-England international Rio Ferdinand and Spain’s Gerard Pique also investing, ...
China slows game approvals to enforce tough new rules
China is reviewing new games to ensure they meet stricter criteria for content and protection of children, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Russia behind 2006 Litvinenko killing says ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko who died an agonising death after he was poisoned ...
Britain may give state loans to energy companies as gas prices surge
Britain is considering offering state loans to energy companies that take on customers from firms that go bust due to soaring wholesale natural gas prices, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said ...
Calls grow among experts in Singapore for a vaccine mandate as Covid -19 spikes
Some health experts in Singapore are calling for mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus with a growing toll of severe COVID-19 among unvaccinated people as infections surge and with vaccine take-up ...
EU backs France in submarine dispute, asking: Is America back?
European Union foreign ministers expressed support and solidarity with France on Monday during a meeting in New York to discuss Australia’s scrapping of a $40 billion submarine order with Paris ...
Canada’s Trudeau wins another minority in election, claims ‘clear mandate’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday as his main rival conceded defeat, saying he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of ...
UK PM Johnson calls on rich countries to meet $100 billion climate pledge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Monday for wealthy countries to meet a pledge to spend $100 billion a year to tackle climate change as he prepares to host a ...
Leasing firms buy more planes than ailing airlines for first time
Aircraft leasing companies are for the first time buying more of the world’s passenger planes than airlines after the pandemic clobbered carriers around the world, senior industry executives said ...
Vaccine skeptic Bolsonaro gets a pass at UN but not New York restaurants
Unvaccinated heads of state attending the United Nation General Assembly this week may have to settle for a piece of pizza on a sidewalk instead of fine dining at New ...
FBI searches Brian Laundrie’s family home after woman’s body found
The FBI on Monday searched the Florida home of Brian Laundrie’s parents after finding a body in Wyoming over the weekend that was “consistent” with that of his missing ...
US will re-open to international travellers with vaccine requirements
The United States will re-open to air passengers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who have received COVID-19 vaccines in early November, the White House said Monday, ...
Pfizer/BioNTech say data show Covid-19 vaccine safe and protective in kids
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5 to 11 year olds, and they plan to ask for regulatory authorization as soon ...
Middle East’s first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic
The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opens its doors to exhibitors from almost 200 countries on Oct. 1 after being delayed for a year by ...
Spurs have a lot of problems to fix, says boss Nuno
Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo was impressed with his team’s strong first-half performance in Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League home defeat by Chelsea but conceded that they have ...
High-stakes Christmas looms as surging toy demand meets supply-chain snarls
With demand for toys at an all-time high, US suppliers and retailers are racing to outrun severe air, sea and land shipping snarls so Santa has a mountain of dolls, ...
Norway to raise gas exports to Europe as prices soar
Norway will allow state-controlled Equinor (EQNR.OL) and its partners to increase gas exports from two offshore fields for the next 12 months amid concerns over a shortage of European gas ...