Boeing 777s grounded after Denver engine failure
BBC The US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine...
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Novavax Vaccine shows 89.3% effective
BBC A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show in...
AstraZeneca defends EU vaccine rollout plan
BBC The head of AstraZeneca has defended its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in the EU, amid tension with member states over delays in supply....
China mine rescue: Eleven miners brought to surface alive
BBC Rescuers in China have freed 11 gold miners who were trapped hundreds of metres underground for two weeks. TV footage showed the first miner,...
Public warned against seeking medical attention late
The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 is expressing concern over the public’s growing tendency to seek treatment while in a critical state. The concern comes as...
Biden to reverse Trump policies with executive orders, following inauguration
BBC US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to...
Biden to reverse Trump’s Covid rule change on president’s final day in office
BBC US President-elect Joe Biden is to undo one of Donald Trump’s last actions in office by blocking his decree lifting Covid travel bans on...
US executes only woman on federal death row
BBC Lisa Montgomery – the only female inmate on federal death row in the US – has been executed for murder. She received a lethal...
Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels ‘held back’
BBC Rwanda has deployed what it called a “protection force” to the Central African Republic after its peacekeepers there were attacked by rebels advancing to...
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
BBC Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s...