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'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» GA-RANKUWA (SOUTH AFRICA) (SOUTH AFRICA) - Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
US approves new Moderna Covid jab for over-65s
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation Covid-19 vaccine for everyone aged 65 and above, the company said on Saturday, the first endorsement since the regulator tightened requirements.
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire' as sanctions pressure grows
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war.
Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe
AFP, Published on 16/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.
Doctor tried to kill mother's lover with poisoned Covid jab
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/10/2024
» A Hong Kong-born doctor has admitted disguising himself as a nurse and attempting to murder his mother's partner in Britain by injecting him with a poison-laced fake Covid vaccine in a dispute over inheritance of property.
Measles makes a comeback as jab rates fall
Megan Specia, The New York Times, Published on 05/03/2024
» LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched.
Brazil court moves toward barring Bolsonaro from politics
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» BRASíLIA - A Brazilian court on Friday reached the majority it needs to bar far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro from politics for eight years over unfounded claims against the voting system.
Bolsonaro's political future in the balance as judges deliberate
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» BRASíLIA - Far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's political future hangs in the balance as a panel of seven judges weigh barring him from public office for years over attacks on Brazil's electoral system.
Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite 'dictators' jab
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators."
First post-Covid jab claims land in German courts
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - German courts will from Monday begin examining a series of claims over adverse effects suffered after coronavirus vaccinations, more than two years after one of the world's fastest and most extensive innoculation campaigns.