AstraZeneca antibody cocktail succeeds in late-stage study to treat Covid-19
AstraZeneca's experimental Covid-19 drug has helped cut the risk of severe disease or death in a late-stage study, the British drugmaker said on Monday,...
Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China – president
Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force them to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom...
Merck applies for emergency authorisation of Covid-19 pill
Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for US emergency use authorisation for its tablet to treat mild-to-moderate patients of Covid-19,...
Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery fears
Power prices have surged to record highs in recent weeks, driven by shortages in Asia, Europe and the United States, with an energy crisis...
Flanked by missiles, N Korea’s Kim says US and S Korea...
Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country's weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from...
SA a potential location as Moderna steps up search for African...
South Africa, Rwanda and Senegal could be potential locations for Moderna's planned vaccine factory in Africa, the US drugmaker's co-founder and chairman said as...
IMF cuts global growth outlook as supply bottlenecks hobble pandemic recovery
In its World Economic Outlook, the IMF trimmed its 2021 global growth forecast to 5.9% from the 6.0% forecast it made in July.By David...
With ’Captain Kirk’ aboard, Blue Origin to return to ’space, the...
William Shatner, at age 90, is poised to become the oldest person ever to venture into space. After a 24-hour weather-related postponement, Shatner and...
US FDA scientists say Moderna did not meet all criteria for...
Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that Moderna Inc had not met all of the agency's criteria to support...
Beam me up, Bezos: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes world’s oldest space...
Actor William Shatner soared aboard a Blue Origin rocketship on a suborbital trip and landed in the Texas desert on Wednesday to become at...
