Israel will begin offering a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60 who have already been vaccinated, the country’s prime minister announced on Thursday, becoming the first country to offer a third booster dose to its citizens. “I’m announcing this […]
Thailand’s health ministry sounded the alarm about Bangkok’s dire lack of hospital beds and isolation facilities on Thursday as COVID-19 cases and deaths soared to a new record. The Southeast Asian country is struggling to contain its latest outbreak fueled by the highly contagious Delta […]
Laying on her side in a sleeveless peach-colored dress, an elderly patient groaned as she gasped for air in one of the Haitian capital’s few medical units equipped to care for those hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The 81-year-old wore a clear plastic mask on […]
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is in federal custody Thursday, charged with misleading investors about the state of the company, which he left in September. “Trevor Milton is innocent,” his lawyers said in a statement. “This is a new low in the government’s efforts to criminalize lawful business conduct. […]
Brian Kim, the founder of South Korean messaging giant Kakao Corp., has seen his fortune jump by more than $6 billion this year, propelling him to the top of the country’s wealth ranking. Kim is now worth $13.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, […]
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in 1974, court records show. McCarrick is charged with three counts […]
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at Palestinians attending the funeral of a Palestinian boy killed the day before in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli media reported. Mohammed al-Alami, 12, died on Wednesday after being shot by Israeli soldiers […]
An initiative from philanthropists Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman awarded $40m Thursday to four projects in tech, higher education, caregiving and minority communities that promote gender equality. The projects are the winners of the Equality Can’t Wait […]
Didi Global Inc. surged after the Wall Street Journal reported the firm is considering going private to placate Chinese regulators and compensate investors for losses. The Beijing-based company has been in discussions with bankers, regulators and key investors about ways to resolve regulatory woes since […]
The United States economy grew substantially in the second quarter but still fell short of expectations as supply-chain disruptions and labour shortages continued to temper growth despite a big boom in consumer spending. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.5 percent […]
