Wednesday, May 8, 2024

World

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots

Pharma giant says vaccine no longer being manufactured or supplied AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, months after the pharma giant admitted the drug could cause very rare, but life-threatening, injuries. The British-Swedish drugmaker has...

FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has billions of dollars more than it needs to repay customers. The firm...

US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns

The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a...

Madonna makes waves in Brazil with free concert gathering 1.6 million people

Talk about a grand finale. Madonna transformed Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro into a sea of her fans...

Qantas agrees payouts over ‘ghost flights’

Australia's biggest airline, Qantas, has agreed to pay a A$100 million ($66.1m, £52.7m) penalty to settle a legal...

Quake shakes Canada, part of US

TORONTO – A...

Man charged with having weapons

TORONTO – A...

Oil execs warn Obama

LONDON – Oil...

48 die as train falls into ravine

BRAZZAVILLE – Four...

Karzai, NATO backing general

KABUL – Afghan...

Flooding kills 41 in Brazil

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