Paxlovid: UK medicines regulator approves second Covid antiviral pill
Paxlovid can cut the risk of hospitalisation in vulnerable adults by 89%, a clinical trial suggests....
Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence he could not sweat
Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre call on the royal to submit medical reports to a New York court....
Warmest New Year’s Eve recorded in Somerset ushers in 2022
Temperatures reached 15.8C in Somerset earlier and are expected to continue to rise across England....
London teen homicides: Boy’s stabbing is record 30th killing
Two fatal attacks mean the number of teenage homicides has passed a previous peak of 29 in 2008....
As prosecutors mull charges in Naples tiger attack, zoo chief says he forgives victim’s ‘bad mistake’
Authorities are considering charges against a man attacked by a tiger after entering an unauthorized area after hours at a Naples, Florida, zoo, leaving a...
Federal judge dismisses reverse discrimination lawsuits filed by 3 White male police officers in Michigan
One current and two former police officers failed to prove they were discriminated and retaliated against by the Michigan State Police (MSP) and its director...
Democracy had a tough year in Latin America. But it’s not all doom and gloom
If you followed the biggest headlines in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, democracy’s prospects across the region might have appeared quite grim....
Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022
The organisation ends the year on a positive note but warns about “nationalism and vaccine hoarding”....
Nationwide customers hit by payment glitch
Customers were left questioning why their wages had failed to appear in their account on Friday....
Covid: Cathay Pacific flights cut after Hong Kong clampdown
The announcement comes after the city tightened its coronavirus quarantine regulations for aircrew....