US FDA to soon decide on second round of Omicron-tailored boosters – WSJ
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is close to making a decision on authorization of a second dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters for high-risk...
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French parliament votes nuclear plan with large majority
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion...
In Ukraine to show solidarity, Japan’s Kishida meets Zelenskiy, tours massacre site
Japan’s Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo’s emphatic support...
TikTok CEO says company at pivotal moment as some US lawmakers seek ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the Chinese-owned short video app company faces a pivotal moment as a growing number of U.S. lawmakers seek to...
Uganda passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ
Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan – EMSC
An magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing at least one person in neighbouring Pakistan and...
Putin, Xi pledge friendship but talks yield no Ukraine breakthrough
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emerged from two days of talks on Tuesday with warm words of friendship between China and Russia and joint criticism...
‘Weakened’ Macron sticks with pension bill, eyes new reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion...
Russia’s Putin blasts UK move to send ammo with depleted uranium to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday condemned British plans to send tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium to Ukraine, saying Moscow would be forced to...
Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for...
