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2021-09-01 19:27:29 COVID-19 Pill Administered in New Pfizer Clinical Trial

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has started giving people doses of a pill against COVID-19 as part of a new clinical trial. The company’s oral antiviral treatment has entered a mid-to-late-stage trial and is being tested on adults with minor COVID-19 symptoms. Pfizer is one of several drug manufacturers hoping to develop the first antiviral pill to be taken for early signs of the illness.



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2021-09-01 19:27:28 Texas Passes Law Banning Abortion After Six Weeks

A law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the US state of Texas. It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a fetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say is misleading. The law, one of the most restrictive in the country, took effect after the Supreme Court did not respond to an emergency appeal by abortion providers.



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2021-09-01 19:27:25 Taliban Show Off Captured Weapons at Kandahar Victory Parade

The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Fighters waved white Taliban flags from Humvees and armored SUVs at the military parade, where many of the vehicles appeared in near perfect condition. The Taliban also organized an air display with a recently seized Black Hawk helicopter.



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2021-09-01 19:27:23 Japan Finds Black Particles in Moderna Vaccine

A section of Japan is no longer administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine after black particles were found in a vial. BBC reports that a pharmacist in the Kanagawa Prefecture noticed the foreign substance while checking the vaccine before use. Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Moderna vaccine distributor in Japan, announced on Aug. 26 they were suspending three lots of the vaccine following the reports.



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2021-09-01 19:27:22 Cyprus Prepares for Mediterranean Oil Spill

Turkish Cypriot authorities have taken emergency action to stop an oil slick blamed on a faulty power plant in Syria from wreaking environmental havoc along some of the island’s finest unspoiled coastline. Environmental officials in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus – internationally recognized only by Ankara – said that 20,000 tonnes of fuel oil had spilled from the Syrian plant.



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2021-08-30 18:32:40 North Korea Appears to have Restarted Nuclear Reactor

North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog has said in an annual report. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has had no access to North Korea since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The country then pressed ahead with its nuclear weapons program and soon resumed nuclear testing. Its last nuclear test was in 2017.



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2021-08-30 18:32:38 New Zealand Reports First Death Linked to Pfizer Vaccine

New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country’s first recorded death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The information was released by the health ministry following a review by an independent Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring board of the death of a woman after receiving the vaccine. The board considered that the woman’s death was due to myocarditis, which is known to be a rare side effect of the Pfizer vaccine.



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2021-08-30 18:32:36 Drone Destroys Vehicle Carrying Explosives Heading for Kabul Airport

A drone has destroyed a vehicle which was carrying “a substantial amount of explosive material” and heading to Kabul airport, US officials have confirmed. A military official said the strike on Sunday caused “significant secondary explosions”. This is the second airstrike the US has conducted against the militant group, which said it carried out Thursday’s suicide bombing that killed 13 of its service members and scores of Afghans.



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2021-08-30 18:32:35 Hurricane Ida Lashes Louisiana, Knocks out New Orleans Power

Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. Ida hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier,



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2021-08-30 18:32:33 Vietnam Lockdown Adds to Global Coffee Supply Concerns

Vietnam has added to concerns over global supplies of coffee as the South East Asian country’s biggest city remains in lockdown. The exporting hub of Ho Chi Minh has been kept under tough travel restrictions after a surge in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Vietnam is a major producer of robusta, the bitter tasting bean used in instant coffee and some espresso blends.



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