Pfizer asks US to authorise COVID booster jabs for all adults
FDA advisers in September rejected Pfizer boosters for all, saying they were unconvinced healthy adults need extra dose.
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Ex-Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office: Report
Trump administration showed 'willful disregard' for law barring US officials from political activity, watchdog finds.
Coinbase dips after reporting lower-than-forecast revenue
Coinbase posted revenue of $1.24bn, lower than the $1.57bn forecast by analysts.
Oil jumps to two-week high on strong demand, tight supply
Global benchmark Brent crude futures settled at $84.78 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate settled at $84.15.
AstraZeneca to set up division for vaccines, antibody therapies
New division will combine research and development, manufacturing, as well as commercial and medical teams.
Biden urges aviation sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Biden's plan calls for increasing the production of sustainable plane fuels and developing new aircraft technologies.
Mexico’s AMLO proposes global anti-poverty plan in UN speech
Plan would help 750 million people who live on less than $2 a day have 'dignified' lives, Mexican president says.
Tesla drops 12% as investors brace for possible Musk stock sale
Elon Musk’s Twitter poll asked voters last weekend if he should sell 10% of his stake in the electric-vehicle company.
France returns 26 treasures looted from Benin
Benin's President Talon travelled to Paris to bring home the artefacts that were stolen by French forces 130 years ago.
What next for Nicaragua as Ortega prepares for fourth term?
Nicaragua faces critical moment after contentious vote, as experts say nation could see more repression, rights abuses.
US Capitol rioter ‘willing to die’ seeks asylum in Belarus
Man fled the US on pretence of a business trip and travelled through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Poland and Ukraine.
World on track for 2.4C warming despite 2030 pledges: Analysis
The Climate Action Tracker group says despite COP26 pledges, global warming would still surpass UN target cap of 1.5C.
Infographic: Dengue – what the symptoms are and how it spreads
A wave of dengue fever is sweeping through India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
UN says 16 local staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital
UN says 'actively working' with gov't to secure release of Ethiopian staff, says 'no explanation' given for detentions.
US advocates say ‘Congress needs to act’ amid migrant arrivals
Immigration advocates say US needs legislation to effectively respond to arrivals at border, but divisions run deep.
Dubai developer Union Properties’ chairman detained amid probe
Khalifa Al Hammadi is being held pending a probe into alleged financial violations at one of UAE’s biggest developers.
China’s technology giants expect a slump in profits
With Beijing reasserting control over its once-freewheeling internet sector, technology giants are seeing slower growth.
Fire kills four newborns in Indian hospital, 36 others rescued
Inquiry ordered after blaze sweeps through newborn care unit at a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh state.
Risk of Ethiopia descending into civil war ‘only too real’: UN
African Union envoy, UN's Rosemary DiCarlo call for an immediate cessation of hostilities as crisis in Tigray widens.
Taliban rule sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan
Away from the cities, many believe Taliban's rule could bring a stop to fighting and hope for an end to corruption.