Israel and Hamas agree to brief pauses in war over polio vaccinations
The United Nations, working with Palestinian health authorities, began vaccinating 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip against polio, and Israel and Hamas agreed to a brief pause in their war…
FDA approves Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine targeting JN.1 strain
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency approval for an updated version of the Novavax COVID vaccine. The updated vaccine is authorised for use in individuals 12…
UNICEF launches urgent tender for mpox vaccines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an urgent tender to procure mpox vaccine for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, the Centers for Disease Control…
Brazilian judge takes on Musk’s X as crusade against ‘fake news’ intensifies
Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes' decision to shut down Elon Musk's social media platform X is the latest chapter in a crusade against perceived attacks on democracy and the political…
Apple and Nvidia are in talks to join the OpenAI funding round
Apple and chip giant Nvidia are in talks to invest in OpenAI in a new fundraising round that could value the ChatGPT developer at more than $100 billion, according to…
OpenAI appoints political veteran Lehane as head of global policy
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has appointed political veteran Chris Lehane as its vice president of global policy. Lehane, who is a member of OpenAI's leadership team, was previously the head of…
Haaland is unstoppable, says Guardiola after hat-trick
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Haaland is a devastating and unstoppable player after the Norwegian scored his 11th hat-trick and seventh goal in three league games this season. ‘There…
Azarenka drops out of US Open after defeat to Wang
Victoria Azarenka suffered a setback in her 17th attempt to win the U.S. Open on Friday as unseeded Wang Yafan defeated the veteran 20th seed 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on a…
Motor Racing-Antonelli will replace Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
Italian Kimi Antonelli will replace seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season as part of a deal announced at the 18-year-old driver's home Grand Prix on…
Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan
Germany resumed airlifting convicted Afghan criminals back to their home country, days before German regional elections in which migration is a campaign issue. Berlin stopped returning people to Afghanistan over…
