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A volunteer is injected with a VLP-based vaccine, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 5, 2021. (DHA PHOTO)  One of the developers of a locally made virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine against the coronavirus said they will soon “adapt” the jab to fight against the delta variant, which has recently gripped the world. The VLP vaccine started its Phase […]

TEHRAN – Iran has started the production of highly advanced uranium fuel in the latest step to accelerate nuclear research aimed at improving its radiopharmaceuticals amid soaring tensions with the United States and its European allies over a U.S. refusal to rejoin a 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In a major announcement on Tuesday, Iranian Ambassador […]

Former president Jacob Zuma was taken to the Estcourt prison at about 1.30am and would go through admission processes, the correctional services department sai Former president Jacob Zuma has officially been jailed. The correctional services department confirmed at 1.50am on Thursday that Zuma had “been admitted to start serving a 15-month sentence at [the] Estcourt […]

Jovenel Moïse was killed when attackers stormed his home in Port-au-Prince Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police say. Two others have been detained, while some remaining suspects are thought to be still at large in the nation’s capital Port-au-Prince. “They will […]

President Jovenel Moïse was shot dead between July 6 and July 7. Photo credit: AFP President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home in Pelerin, Port-au-Prince overnight, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph wrote in a statement. First Lady Martine Moïse was also shot and is being treated at a hospital. The gunmen were unidentified, Joseph […]

A nurse assists a patient suffering from COVID-19 at an intensive care unit at a hospital in Bogor, Indonesia, Jan. 26, 2021. (Reuters Photo)  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday added further anti-inflammatory and arthritis drugs to its recommended list for treatment against COVID-19 after data from more than 10,000 patients showed a reduced risk […]

England’s players at a training session at St George’s Park in Burton-on-Trent, England, on July 6, 2021 on the eve of their UEFA EURO 2020 semi-finals. AFP – PAUL ELLIS England can finally end 55 years of major tournament misery with a Euro 2020 semi-final victory against Denmark on Wednesday, after Italy beat Spain in a […]

A closed Coop store in Stockholm. Photo: Ali Lorestani/TT Swedish supermarket chain Coop was forced to shut around 800 stores after a major cyberattack which has potentially also hit more than 1,000 companies worldwide.  Hackers are demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen in the ransomware attack against Miami-based IT company Kaseya. […]

FILE PHOTO: An Antonov An-26 aircraft ©  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Russian authorities are investigating after an Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft, flying over the remote Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East, reportedly crashed into the sea on Tuesday afternoon. It had 28 people on board. The scheduled flight, from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, over 700km away, was […]

Parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén and acting Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. Photo: Stefan Jerrevång/TT Acting Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, who was ousted last month in a historic no-confidence vote, will get a new chance at convincing the Swedish parliament to accept his government.  The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, told a press conference on Monday that […]