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China's National Medical Products Administration says more research on the drug needs to be undertaken.

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing issues 'pardon order' to release 814 prisoners to commemorate Union Day anniversary.

After conflict with mining companies, some female farmers have adapted to work on an overlooked yet abundant ecosystem.

Riding the spirit of Kyrgyz culture.

US FDA postpones decision to approve shot for young children by at least two months, seeking more data.

President Biden's move to put aside Afghan funds for 9/11 victims sets 'problematic precedent', advocates say.

US NSA Jake Sullivan urges Americans to leave quickly, as Biden coordinates with European allies on response to Russia.

With Brent touching $95 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate at $93.78, talk of $100 oil no longer seems far fetched.

Jurors must decide if Palin proved the newspaper knew the editorial was false or had reckless disregard for the truth.

Coastguard crew members say Russian ships have been stationed in the area for years 'always watching'.

WHO hails 'light at the end of the tunnel' for pandemic on the world's least-vaccinated continent.

Ontario court orders protesters to end blockade of intl bridge as province declares state of emergency.

Authorities struggle to accommodate about 30,000 people displaced by the storm as the number of casualties spikes.

Advertisers want Americans to forget pandemic woes during Sunday's big game as they sell them EVs, robots and Bitcoin.

Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores has put renewed spotlight on league's lack of coaching diversity before major game.

WHO head Tedros says acute phase of pandemic could end by middle of the year if 70 percent of the world gets jabbed.

A new UN report details a 'widespread and systematic programme' of abuse in Xinjiang as well as China’s vehement denial.

Researches say forest destruction in Brazil has been accelerating since 2019, when President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

New York's office inventory means it has more riding on the return to office than most US cities.

Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says new election law is in the works as parliament announces appointment of new leader.

West Africans are punishing corrupt political elites by ascribing legitimacy to military juntas.

Contested 'anti-Semitism' case highlights Germany's difficult relationship with Palestinian-Israeli politics.

British journalist Andrew North, a former BBC correspondent, and another foreigner held while on assignment with UNHCR.

The bans against CRT and The 1619 Project are not just conservative, but fascist in their motivations and effect.

Some say they are strongly on Moscow's side, but in the past, officials have cracked down on those who criticise Russia.

UK economy grew 7.5 percent in the final quarter of 2021 on an annualised basis, the fastest expansion since 1941.

As US-led alliance raises alarm, Moscow says NATO is using Ukraine as a 'pretext' for troop movements.

Internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Transnistria is home to Russian troops and lies on Ukraine's border.

Citigroup is selling Citibanamex, whose assets include a vast collection of Mexican masterpieces.

Washington has resisted calls from the Taliban to release the $7bn in frozen funds currently held in US banks.

The number of Americans either working or looking for a job is still down from pre-pandemic levels.

Dozens of people take to streets of government-held Syrian city for fifth day as anger grows over lifting of subsidies.

A deepening political deadlock has raised fears of further instability in the oil-rich, conflict-torn country.

French and Belgian authorities move to bar protests over pandemic restrictions inspired by blockades in Canada.

Social media outburst puts France's treatment of its minority Muslim population back in the spotlight.

Dozens of Cameroonian asylum seekers mistreated by the US and abused on return home between 2019-2021, report finds.

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija says he has fled Uganda for treatment after he was tortured during a month in detention.

Those sentenced include student leader Lesther Aleman and prominent opposition leader Dora Maria Tellez.

Advocates say the first six weeks of 2022 have been the deadliest for journalists in Mexico in 10 years.

'We've seen this return of the politicised athlete ... There's been an explosion of politics over the last decade.'

President Embalo says former navy chief Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto and two aides arrested over failed coup.

Asia's diesel market is tightening as reduced supplies from China coincide with production issues and rising demand.

Bankers vindicated as prosecutors conclude there is 'no longer reasonable prospects of conviction'.

The second of a two-part investigation on criminal corruption in the international food business.

Olympic testers say trimetazidine was found in a sample taken at the Russian national championships in December.

Accident comes as businesses face greater scrutiny under new work safety laws.

Civil society watchers see price hikes as pretext to dampen organising of dissent against the military government.

Resignation comes after she lost the confidence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Decision follows years of lobbying by conservation groups amid catastrophic declines in iconic species' population.

Western Australia, which is sealed off from the rest of Australia, produces 30 percent of the world's iron ore.