UN says global child mortality declines in 2022
The number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday has fallen to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, but this is still one death every six…
Merck is testing a single dose of Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine
Merck & Co said on Wednesday it plans to conduct a clinical trial of its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil 9 to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single-dose regimen…
Global electric car sales hit by China’s New Year celebrations
Global sales of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 3% in February from a year earlier, mainly due to China's Lunar New Year celebrations. This was reported by research firm…
Arm shares rise as Wall Street IPO lockup expires
Shares of Arm Holdings, the British chip developer backed by Softbank Group, rose 2.1% to $129.50 on Tuesday as markets prepared for more trading activity after the expiration of the…
Samsung will use the technology favoured by SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics plans to use chip-making technology backed by rival SK Hynix, five people said, as the world's top memory chip maker seeks to catch up in the race to…
Al Hilal has reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League
Al Hilal reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League with a 2-0 win over fellow Saudi professional league side Al Ittihad in Jeddah on Tuesday, completing a 4-0 aggregate…
Barça reached the Champions League final eight with a 3-1 win over Napoli
Barcelona reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years after a thrilling 3-1 home win over Napoli in the return leg of the 1/8 finals, giving…
Arsenal beat Porto on penalties
Arsenal survived a penalty shootout, overtook Porto to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years after a tense 1/8 final duel ended 1-1 on aggregate…
Britain to offer £3,000 to failed asylum seekers who move to Rwanda
The British government plans to pay each asylum seeker up to £3,000 to move to Rwanda as part of a voluntary scheme to help resolve the backlog of refugees whose…
Putin says Russia ready for nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the United States sent troops to Ukraine, it would be seen…
