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Covid: Pfizer says booster shot promising against Omicron
Pfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new Omicron variant. Three doses provide a similar level of antibodies against Omicron to that of two doses against other variants, the companies said after a small study. The World…
Read More »Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life. She was found guilty on charges of inciting dissent and breaking Covid rules under a natural disasters law. Ms Suu Kyi faces…
Read More »Covid: Omicron variant in Netherlands earlier than thought
The new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, officials say. It was identified in two test samples taken in the country between 19 and 23 November, which is before the variant was first reported South Africa. It is not clear whether those who…
Read More »Covid: Israel to impose travel ban for foreigners over new variant Published19 minutes ago
Israel is to ban foreigners from entering the country for 14 days and use surveillance to halt the spread of the new Covid strain, local media report. The ban is expected to come into effect at midnight on Sunday, following full cabinet approval. Israel has so far confirmed one case…
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Ace Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been named the 2021 NABJ Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year. He will receive the award at an event to be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the United States of America. This was made known in a letter addressed…
Read More »Covid: New variant classed ‘of concern’ and named Omicron Published10 minutes ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and named it Omicron. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said. It was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November,…
Read More »Three men Guilty of murdering a black Jogger
Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbour William Bryan were found guilty a mostly-white jury of killing the 25-year-old black jogger in 2020. Family had called Arbery’s killing a “modern-day lynching”. The case drew national attention after a video of the confrontation went viral. The verdict, which…
Read More »Albert Einstein relativity document sells for record €11m
A manuscript with calculations made Albert Einstein as he attempted to formulate his theory of relativity has sold at auction for €11m (£9.7m, $13m) The sale at Christie’s auction house in Paris broke the record for an autographed scientific document. It is one of just two papers that show…
Read More »Peng Shuai: Doubt cast on email from Chinese tennis star Published45 minutes ago
The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on an email released Chinese state media attributed to tennis player Peng Shuai. The tennis star has not been heard from since she made sexual assault allegations against a top Chinese government official two weeks ago. In the…
Read More »Vancouver storm: A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia
A state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian western province of British Columbia after a major storm cut road and rail links in the region. The Canadian Armed Forces are being deployed to help thousands of stranded residents who have been trapped since the storm hit overnight on…
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