Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs
Sydney (AFP) - An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground ...
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Star-packed, Covid-shaped ‘Death Stranding 2’ drops this week
Paris (AFP) - Japanese video game legend Hideo Kojima releases "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" this week, a star-studded ...
US cancels $590 million contract with Moderna for bird flu shot
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday canceled a $590 million contract with Moderna to develop an ...
Five years ago, WHO’s pandemic call shook world into action
Geneva (AFP) - Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a ...
Countries at odds over how to reignite pandemic agreement
Geneva (AFP) - Countries aired stark differences Tuesday on where to go next in trying to strike a global agreement ...
AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand dives
London (AFP) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced ...
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