Pfizer says coronavirus vaccine study shows mostly mild-to-moderate side effects, World News,WASHINGTON – Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday (Sept 15) participants were showing mostly mild-to-moderate side effects when given either the company's experimental coronavirus vaccine or a placebo in an ongoi
Gerard Butler files lawsuit against producers of Olympus Has Fallen, Entertainment News,Gerard Butler has filed a lawsuit against the producers of Olympus Has Fallen. The 51-year-old actor has taken legal action against production companies Nu Image, Millennium Film and Padre Nuestro Productions in
Eating lots of meat tied to higher risk of liver disease, Health News,People who eat a lot of animal protein may be more likely to have excessive fat in their livers and a higher risk of liver disease than individuals whose main source of protein is vegetables, a Dutch study suggests. Researchers fo
New Zealand links 26-year-old man's death to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, World News,SYDNEY – New Zealand authorities on Monday (Dec 20) said they had linked a 26-year-old man's death to Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine after the person suffered myocarditis, a rare inflammation of the heart
AstraZeneca may have provided incomplete efficacy data from latest Covid-19 trial, World News,WASHINGTON – British drugmaker AstraZeneca may have provided an incomplete view of efficacy data on its Covid-19 vaccine from a large scale US trial, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dise
Taleban is rounding up Afghans on blacklist, says private intel report, Asia News,OSLO – The Taleban has begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe have worked in key roles with the previous Afghan administration or with US-led forces that supported it, according to a report by
Thai businessman to buy Fortune magazine, Business Wires News,Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon agreed Friday to buy Fortune magazine for $150 million in the latest deal for titles from the former Time Inc. family. Meredith Corp, the publishing group which acquired Time Inc. magazines last year
Indonesia flood death toll tops 100, dozens still missing, Asia News,SENTANI, INDONESIA – The death toll from flash floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia's Papua region has topped 100, with dozens more still missing, the disaster agency said on Wednesday (March 20). Nearly 10,000 pe
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies, trial to continue, World News,SAO PAULO/FRANKFURT – Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the tr
South Korea says it successfully test-fired first solid-fuel space rocket, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea's military said it had successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time on Wednesday (March 30), a step it said will help eventually launch a constellation of satellites
