Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Indonesia, Malaysia after COVID-19
Muslims gather in Indonesia and Malaysia to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the ‘festival of breaking the fast’ after the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims in Indonesia...
Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
Marble Canyon, Ariz. (AP) — Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five...
Linfield footballer Ross Larkin ‘lucky to be alive’ after cancer
Linfield footballer Ross Larkin has said he feels fortunate to be alive after a life-threatening brain tumour. The 23-year-old from Newry, County Down, has undergone...
Three years later: Lives reshaped by COVID-19
Al Jazeera spoke to people from across the world on how the pandemic affected their and others’ lives. Three years ago this day, the coronavirus...
Ohio town rues chemical train derailment as ‘our Chernobyl’
For East Palestine residents John and Lisa Hamner, life as they knew it came to a screeching, flaming halt at 20:55 on 3 February. It...
California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings
MONTEREY PARK, Calif., Jan 24 (Reuters) - Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims...
Maiden Pharmaceuticals: Gambia panel says India firm culpable for cough syrup deaths
A parliamentary committee in The Gambia has recommended prosecution of the Indian manufacturer of cough syrups suspected of causing the deaths of at least 70...
FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to...
Merck could keep its patent edge by shifting Keytruda cancer drug to a simple shot
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co (MRK.N) hopes to patent a new formulation of its $20 billion cancer immunotherapy Keytruda that can be injected under the skin, allowing...
Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen slows cognitive decline, side-effects in focus
SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) - An experimental Alzheimer's drug from Eisai (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry...