Qantas to require Covid vaccine on international flights
International air travellers will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to fly with Australia’s Qantas, the airline’s CEO has said,…
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Pope derides anti-mask protesters
Pope Francis took aim Monday at protests against coronavirus restrictions, contrasting them with the “healthy indignation” seen in the global…
Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama…
Biden to get his delayed presidential transition aid: Trump
President Donald Trump said Monday he no longer opposes government aid for Joe Biden’s transition team in his closest statement…
AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine 70 per cent effective in tackling Covid-19
LONDON: British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said their jointly-developed vaccine against Covid-19 has shown…
China prepares moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
BEIJING: China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation…
HK activists in custody after guilty protest plea
HONG KONG: Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to…
Biden to start naming cabinet picks as Trump resists
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff said, even as Donald…