Do healthy kids need booster shots against COVID? WHO’s chief scientist answers

Soumya Swaminathan, the top scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), stated that there is no…

Loud toilet flush is violation of human rights, rules Italy’s high court

An Italian couple has won a two-decade long legal battle in which they used a post-World…

US government to distribute 400 million Covid N95 masks for free

US President Joe Biden’s administration said on Wednesday that it will be distributing 400 million high…

Russian troops withdraw from Kazakhstan as state of emergency ends

Russian troops in Kazakhastan on peacekeeping duty have completed their withdrawal from the country, confirmed Russian…

Paris unveils ‘manifesto for beauty’ to spruce up City of Lights

Paris city authorities unveiled a “manifesto for beauty” on Tuesday containing plans to spruce up the City of…

5G wireless rollout: Major airlines set to suspend flights to US

Major international airlines rushed to rejig or cancel flights to the United States ahead of a…

Exceeding the US GDP is not our aim, says Chinese minister

A day after China declared its GDP had grown 8.1 per cent last year, the country’s…

‘Unprecedented disaster’: Tonga was hit by 49-foot tsunami, says government

Tonga’s government said on Wednesday that a 49-foot tsunami wave had hit the country last weekend. Reports…

Make us pay more tax, say ‘patriotic millionaires’ at Davos virtual summit

Several billionaires and millionaires have appealed to leaders at the virtual meeting of the World Economic…

Morning news brief: Animal-to-human Covid transmission, Russia might attack Ukraine and more

Here are some of the top stories to start off your day: A US State Department…