UK police say PM adviser Cummings might have made ‘minor’ breach of lockdown
Police said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings may have breached coronavirus lockdown rules by driving 26 miles to a...
Venezuelans revamp cars to run on cooking gas amid fuel shortages
Venezuelans struggling to cope with chronic fuel shortages are jury-rigging vehicles to run on cooking gas cylinders, a practice industrial safety experts describe as dangerous...
Indonesia to keep prescribing two malaria drugs for COVID-19 despite bans in Europe
Indonesia will continue to prescribe two anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus patients but monitor their use closely, a spokesman for Indonesia COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday,...
El Nino, La Nina weather patterns not seen prevailing during summer: WMO
Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific remain neutral, meaning that neither El Niño nor La Niña weather patterns are prevailing, the U.N. World Meteorological...
LabCorp ties up with software provider to expand virtual clinical trials
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) said on Thursday it was partnering with software provider Medable to speed up the adoption of virtual clinical trials,...
Australia to refocus international aid to health security on doorstep
Australia will divert A$280 million ($185.25 million) in overseas aid this year to bolster the response of its closest neighbours to the coronavirus pandemic, with...
Dollar chains report surge in sales on coronavirus-driven demand
The top two U.S. dollar store chains reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday, benefiting from a surge in demand for affordable groceries and...
Iguazu Falls roar once again as rain returns
Mighty Iguazu Falls at the border of Brazil and Argentina is roaring once again after a severe drought left the natural wonder looking more like...
GSK aims for one billion doses of booster as COVID-19 vaccine race heats up
GSK , the world’s largest vaccine maker, laid out plans on Thursday to produce 1 billion doses of vaccine efficacy boosters for COVID-19 shots next...
‘Grease’ kicks off Madrid summer nights at socially distanced drive-in cinema
The next best thing to sitting in a darkened movie theatre? A drive-in cinema in the Spanish capital launched its post-lockdown summer season on Wednesday...