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US: TikTok was the world's most downloaded app last year, overtaking Facebook and its messaging platforms, market tracker App Annie said Tuesday. The Chinese-owned video app surged in popularity despite efforts by former…

SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged the 20 leaders with the power to overturn the "disgraceful" global imbalance in access to Covid-19 vaccines to reverse the tide before October. The WHO's Bruce Aylward…

GUINEA: Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed the first death due to Marburg virus disease, a highly infectious disease that causes hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the World Health Organisation has said. Marburg case…

US: A modified drug prescribed to treat tapeworms may be effective against COVID, according to a study conducted in lab. The team at the Scripps Research Institute in the US said it was known for 10 to 15 years that the class of…

GREECE: Migrating storks crossing through Greece on their way to Africa have fallen victim to the wildfires raging across the country for the past week, becoming disoriented by the flames and getting lost, injured or killed, wildlife…

When searching for signs of life on other planets, scientists say caves are a crucial place to look. But how can a team on Earth effectively explore intricate, dark, unfamiliar landscapes on another world? NASA and Boston Dynamics…

France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. The measure is part…

Most people who got a booster shot of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine had similar or fewer side effects than they did after the second dose, according to a preliminary study conducted by Israel’s largest health maintenance…

Recent reports show that children are accounting for 15 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. as the delta variant causes an uptick in cases around the country. According to new data collected by the American Academy of…

Australia’s most populous state has expanded its Covid-19 lockdown to include a rural town and the coastal region of Byron Bay, as the city of Sydney recorded its highest daily case count since the beginning of the pandemic.…