
American biotechnology company Moderna has announced that preliminary data suggests its Covid-19 booster shot appears to increase antibody levels against the Omicron coronavirus variant. ...

Omicron has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent of new weekly cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest estimates....

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, billionaire Elon Musk, said on Monday that for the entirety of year 2021, he will pay over $11 billion in taxes....

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 274.6 million, while the deaths have surged...

Even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant has been "raging" through the US and...

Hindus have sent greetings to Christian communities world over for Christmas....

Former US President Donald Trump has spoken against the idea of boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, saying such actions hurt the athletes....

The need for liquidity and stabilization of the banking system in Afghanistan is urgent, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, as he warned that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the entire population with it"....

A UN independent expert has commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar....

Increasing evidence has revealed that historic heat waves, monster rain events and ultra-intense storms were exacerbated by the warmer air and water of the overheating planet, particularly for the US this year, a media report said. ...