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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» BEIJING - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that the UK has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his attempts to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.
Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of some popular weight-loss drugs, in exchange for relief from threatened tariffs.
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in their babies.
Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on Sunday.
US issues world's first approval of RSV vaccine
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.
US approves world's first RSV vaccine
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday approved GSK's Arexy vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can cause severe pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants and the elderly.
EU watchdog backs Sanofi Covid booster jab
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» THE HAGUE - The EU on Thursday approved a Covid booster vaccine by French drug maker Sanofi and Britain's GSK after it gave positive results against the Omicron variant in trials.
Indonesia launches Covid booster campaign to stem Omicron spread
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» Indonesia opened its coronavirus booster campaign to the public Wednesday as the country records rising infections driven by the Omicron variant.
EU approves new Covid jab to stem Omicron onslaught
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» THE HAGUE: The EU's drug regulator on Monday approved a fifth Covid jab as the US warned of a bleak winter with the Omicron variant spurring new waves of infections globally.
Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill -- a new type of treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with the Omicron variant -- drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.