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Moderna says US refusing to review mRNA-based flu shot
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» NEW YORK - Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said on Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was refusing to review an application for its first mRNA-based flu shot.
German president gets royal treatment on UK state visit
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's King Charles III treated German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to a sumptuous banquet Wednesday, as the pair hailed the countries' deep ties during the first UK state visit by a German head of state in decades.
Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» PARIS - This year's United Nations (UN) climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda?
Nearly 900m poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Nearly 80% of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden", the United Nations warned Friday.
Redford's Sundance legacy 'beyond comprehension' for US filmmakers
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SUNDANCE (UNITED STATES) - Robert Redford was rarely spotted at Sundance in his final years, yet the late Hollywood legend forever looms large at the influential US movie festival he co-created.
What is LED therapy? How red, blue and infrared light benefit health, skin and body
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/09/2025
» Not too long ago, Victoria Beckham posted a photo of herself on Instagram lying on a bed with a shield over her face that emitted a blue glow.
Hong Kong, 2 mainland Chinese cities named UN body's top innovation cluster
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/09/2025
» A cluster of cities comprising Hong Kong and two others from mainland China has been named the world's top innovation hub, a feat attributed to a new ranking metric that involves venture capital deals, a United Nations body has said.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» WAKO, Japan - Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
Head of controversial US-backed Gaza aid group resigns
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The head of a controversial US-backed group preparing to move aid into the Gaza Strip announced his abrupt resignation Sunday, adding fresh uncertainty over the effort's future.