Trump says cyberattack ‘under Control,’ plays down Russian role
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US government agencies, declaring it “under control” and undercutting the assessment by...
Blast kills 15 children in Afghanistan
GHAZNI – An explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni, officials and police sources...
Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval
WASHINGTON – A second coronavirus vaccine is nearing emergency approval in the US after it was endorsed by a panel of experts.
The head of...
Nigerian security forces rescue over 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen
KATSINA – Security forces on Thursday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the...
China to start opening vaccination program to general public
BEIJING – China plans to start opening its vaccination program to members of the public in southwestern Sichuan province early next year, health officials...
Health worker has allergic reaction to Pfizer vaccine
WASHINGTON – A health worker in Alaska suffered a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine and is now hospitalized but stable, a...
Over 300 religious leaders urge ban on ‘conversion therapy’
LONDON – More than 300 religious leaders from 35 countries on Wednesday called for a ban on “conversion therapies” which attempt to change an...
Tanzania ‘chooses local herbs over vaccine’
DODOMA – Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, instead pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs.”
In an...
Man indicted over Kyoto Animation arson attack that killed 36
KYOTO – Japanese prosecutors indicted Wednesday a 42-year-old man over an arson attack in July last year on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that...
7 arrested in HK over high-end gay sex show ring
SEVEN people in Hong Kong were arrested Monday in connection with a job scam in which men were offered high pay to work as...