US approves world’s 1st chikungunya vaccine
WASHING TON – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, which it sees as an “emerging...
Israel denies striking Gaza Al-Shifa hospital
TEL AVIV – Israeli President Isaac Herzog has denied that Israel is striking Gaza’'s largest hospital.
Reports from staff at Al-Shifa suggest the facility, sheltering...
Transgender Thai owner of Miss Universe goes bankrupt
BANGKOK – The Thai owner of the Miss Universe pageant, which was once part of former US president Donald Trump’s business empire, has filed...
World’s first complete eye transplant
NEW YORK – Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world’s first complete eye transplant on a man, although it is not...
Iceland declares state of emergency
REYKJAVIK – Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption.
Authorities have ordered thousands living...
Israel OKS daily 4-hour military pauses to allow civilians to flee
WASHINGTON – The United States says Israel will begin to implement four-hour military pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day to allow civilians...
Thirteen-meter wave earns Aussie women’s surfing record
CANBERRA – Australian surfer Laura Enever has set a world record for riding the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman.
The 31-year-old tamed...
‘Transgender people can be baptized, be godparents’
VATICAN – Transgender people can be baptised in the Catholic Church as long as doing so does not cause scandal or “confusion”, the Vatican...
UN rights chief accuses Israel, Hamas of war crimes
GAZA STRIP – The United Nations’ (UN) human rights commissioner has accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes
Volker Türk cited the continued holding...
2023 poised to become warmest on record
LONDON – It is now "virtually certain" that 2023 - a year of deadly heatwaves, floods and fires - will be the warmest on...