(Al Jazeera) - Sri Lanka said it would cremate the bodies of 19 Muslim coronavirus victims, overriding the families’ objections against the compulsory policy. The island nation has been…

(CNA) - Britain's medicine regulator said anyone with a history of anaphylaxis to a medicine or food should not get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, giving fuller guidance on an earlier…

(Reuters) - Some carriers are seeking “outrageous” prices to fly dry ice and other medical equipment in the pre-holiday rush, but a capacity squeeze should ease in 2021 when the roll-out of…

(BBC) - A UK grandmother has become the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said the…

(Bloomberg) - Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how…

(BBC) - UK hospitals are expected to start giving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine to people from Tuesday 8 December. But while many people want an injection as soon…

(CNN) - The recent assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist was carried out remotely with the help of satellite guidance, artificial intelligence and facial recognition, according to Iranian…

(Reuters) - Indonesia received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China on Sunday, President Joko Widodo said, as the government prepares a mass inoculation programme. Jokowi, as…

(Al Jazeera) - Indonesia’s social affairs minister turned himself in to anti-corruption authorities on Sunday to face charges of taking bribes related to the government’s COVID-19 aid…

(CNA) - The recent decision by the United Nations to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs is one that is driven by the "power of money", said Law and Home…

(The Edge) - People who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 should continue to wear masks, gloves, and maintain social distance to protect themselves, Chief Physician at Moscow Hospital No 2…

(Bloomberg) - The biggest vaccination effort in history has begun. This week, the U.K. was first to clear the use of a new shot from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. The U.S. will likely do the same,…

(Reuters) -The global economy is suffering its worst slowdown since the Great Depression, millions have lost jobs and industries have been brought to their knees. But some of the world’s…

(Reuters) - More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft, John Demers, the U.S. Justice Department's top national security…

(CNA) - Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton as well as President-elect Joe Biden are volunteering to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera if it will help promote…

(Bloomberg) - Testing has found Covid-19 infections in the U.S. in December 2019, according to a study, providing further evidence indicating the coronavirus was spreading globally weeks before…

But officials were quick to warn that the threat was far from over. "If we relax too soon, if we just kind of go 'ahh the vaccine is here, let's abandon caution,' all you're going to do is create a…

(NST) - Snatching moments of clarity through the brain fog that was among the lingering symptoms of her coronavirus infection, Hannah Davis joined a team of similarly ill researchers and launched…

(The Edge) - On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the…

(FMT) - Hearing has ended in a libel trial involving Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and blogger Leong Sze Hian, with a written judgment expected early next year. “Generally, it will…

(The Sun Daily) - The Iranian parliament has passed a bill, dubbed “The strategic measure for the removal of sanctions,“ aimed at revitalising the country’s nuclear activities in the wake of the…

(Al Jazeera) - A Singaporean woman who was pregnant when she was infected with coronavirus in March has reportedly given birth to a baby with antibodies against the disease, offering a new clue as…

(Reuters) - Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading posts in…

(NST) - Islamic State (IS)-linked extremists killed four people in a remote Christian community on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said on Saturday, with one victim beheaded and…

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania,…

(Bangkok Post) - Thailand has signed an advance agreement with AstraZeneca to secure a supply of its Covid-19 vaccine and for local production with technology from the British-Swedish firm. The…

(FMT) - An Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the west of masterminding a secret atomic weapons programme was assassinated near Tehran on Friday, Iranian state media reported. Mohsen…

(Xinhua) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning wars. Xi, also general…

(Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for president-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov 3…