J&J, AstraZeneca explore COVID vaccine changes due to clots: WSJ
It is not yet clear whether the vaccines can be modified or whether doing so makes commercial sense, the WSJ reported.
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Lebanese riot police clash with families of Beirut blast victims
Angry protesters surrounded the interior minister’s residence in Beirut as explosion investigation continues to stall.
Death toll in Iraq COVID hospital fire rises
PM promises accountability after blaze kills hospitalised COVID patients for second time in less than three months.
Chinese father reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search
After travelling 500,000km across China on a motorbike, Geo Gangtang finds his long-lost son in Henan province.
Israeli PM wants Gaza foreign aid run through vouchers: Minister
Reconstruction costs for the impoverished Gaza Strip are estimated to be $500m following the 11-day conflict in May.
Anti-PA rallies put Palestinian leaders on notice
Demonstrators demand a thorough investigation into the death of critic Nizar Banat and a date for general elections.
Biden slams Republican state voting bills as ‘un-American’
Texas legislators go to Washington and call on US President Joe Biden and Congress to counter state voting restrictions.
Bangladesh to lift COVID curbs for Eid despite record infections
Bangladesh imposed its strictest-ever lockdown at the start of the month to tackle surge in COVID fatalities and cases.
Qatar says taken key step to controlling own airspace
Months after resolving a rift with its neighbours, Qatar can now establish Flight Information Region in its airspace.
‘Please don’t take to the sea’: US Coast Guard to Cuban Americans
Warning comes after Cuban Americans say they will take aid to Cuba in boats in support of Cuban protesters.
Scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian researchers hope low-cost saliva test will replace current needle-based test for diabetes sufferers.
Sri Lankan children make a dangerous climb for online school
Teachers and schoolchildren trek for miles and climb a rock to access only internet signal available in remote village.
Taliban doesn’t want fighting inside Afghan cities: Senior leader
Group says 'fighting from mountains and deserts has reached the doors of cities', but it does not want to fight there.
Violence and looting escalates in South Africa as Zuma jailed
Army deployed in two provinces to quell growing unrest after former President Jacob Zuma jailed.
‘Mosque Man’: India’s Hindu architect designs dozens of mosques
Self-taught architect Govindan Gopalakrishnan claims to have built more than 100 mosques, four churches and a temple.
Turkish and Israeli presidents talk in rare phone call
Turkey's Erdogan and new Israeli president Herzog speak on phone in sign of possible thaw after years of strained ties.
Japan defence paper warns for first time of crisis over Taiwan
Defence report calls on Japanese government to pay attention to US-China tensions over Taiwan with 'a sense of crisis'.
Death sentences in Bahrain ‘dramatically escalated’ since 2011
Death sentences in the small Gulf nation have risen more than 600 percent in the past decade, new report finds.
After its recent crazy highs, where is Bitcoin headed next?
Investors can get some clues here on where Bitcoin, which has been stuck between $30,000-$40,000 for weeks, is headed.
Guillain-Barre syndrome: FDA flags ‘small’ risk with J&J jab
US regulators issue new warning over rare neurological reaction for those getting one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.