Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against serious illness, although rival shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca showed better protection rates,…
EU drugs regulator to decide on Pfizer vaccine booster in early October
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) aims to decide in early October whether to endorse a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…
French envoy to return to U.S. after fence-mending Biden-Macron call
The U.S. and French presidents moved to mend ties on Wednesday, with France agreeing to send its ambassador back to…
Don’t panic buy; a winter of discontent isn’t looming, UK minister says
British consumers should not panic buy products as the country is not heading back into a 1970s-style “winter of discontent”…
Ronaldo leapfrogs Messi in Forbes list of top-earning players
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world’s highest-paid soccer players from Lionel…
COVID outbreaks continuing “well into 2022” – Americas health agency
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday that countries in the region could continue to face localized COVID-19…
Drone footage captures lava’s destructive flow through La Palma
Drone footage captured lava pouring from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma on Tuesday (September 21),…
France denies report it would offer up its UN seat in exchange for EU army formation
The French presidency categorically denied a Daily Telegraph report published on Wednesday saying President Emmanuel Macron was willing to offer…
Horse show to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary
Britain’s 2022 Royal Windsor Horse Show will feature a Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee celebration with hundreds of horses and 1,000…
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, causes damage
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country’s biggest quakes on record.…