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EU watchdog backs Sanofi Covid booster jab
The EU on Thursday approved a Covid booster vaccine by French drug maker Sanofi and Britain's GSK after it gave positive results against the Omicron variant in trials. A trial of 162 adults given the Sanofi-GSK booster showed that it triggers a higher production of antibodies against the Omicron BA.1 subvariant than Pfizer's jab, the regulator said.
Chile president visits flashpoint region claimed by Indigenous groups
Chile President Gabriel Boric on Thursday began his first visit to the southern Araucania region that has been wracked by violence linked to radical Indigenous groups. The densely forested region is the site of territorial claims by the Mapuche, Chile's largest Indigenous group.
As midterm count drags on, focus shifts to 2024 White House race
Control of the US Congress hung in the balance Thursday as ballot-counting dragged on and attention shifted to the next big election -- the 2024 presidential campaign -- and whether Americans could be faced with a Joe Biden-Donald Trump re-match.
UK police bail student arrested for egging Charles III
A British university student who was arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles III on Thursday said he had been banned from carrying eggs in public as part of his bail conditions. None of the eggs hit Charles, 73, and he was ushered away by minders.
Repeat Covid infections increase risk of health problems: study
People who have had Covid more than once are two or three times more likely to have a range of serious health problems than those who have only had it once, the first major study on the subject said Thursday. Heart and lung problems were more than three times more common for people who had been reinfected.
Argentina VP demands removal of judge in assassination attempt probe
Argentina Vice President Cristina Kirchner on Thursday demanded the reclusion of a judge overseeing the investigation into an alleged attempt to murder her. The former president, 69, accused judge Maria Eugenia Capuchetti of failing to investigate her attackers' political connections.
UN accuses Mali army and jihadists of massacres
Mali's army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the UN said in a report that details previously undocumented abuses against civilians. The army has previously been accused of massacring civilians, including in Moura and Hombori.
Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too
The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt. "Why are reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and United Nations climate summits silent on military emissions?"
Kenya drops $60 million graft case against Ruto's deputy
A Kenyan court on Thursday dropped a $60 million corruption case against new President William Ruto's right-hand man Rigathi Gachagua. The deputy president was charged last year in the 7.3 billion shilling ($60 million) case on six counts including money laundering, fraudulent acquisition of public property, conflict of interest and conspiracy to defraud.
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