SINGAPORE: The world is not prepared to face another pandemic, the co-founder and chairman of Moderna said, as insufficient attention was being paid globally to health system resilience. Dr. Noubar Afeyan, a biochemical engineer who co-founded the US-based drugmaker in 2010, was speaking at the Advanced
DUBAI: The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050. But reaching that goal will require the industry to overcome regulatory hurdles, financing obstacles, fuel bottlenecks, and public safety
RIYADH: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed further cooperation on oil prices as members of OPEC+, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted as saying. A Saudi account of the meeting said the crown prince praised joint coordination between the two countries
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Sixty-nine million children — or more than one in five — live in poverty in the world’s 40 richest countries UNICEF said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and France for their particularly bad standings. That’s despite a drop in child
LONDON: This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe´s climate monitor said Wednesday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to act on climate change. Last month smashed the previous November heat record,
JOHANNESBURG: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai likened restrictions the Taliban has placed on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in a lecture in South Africa organised by Nelson Mandela's foundation. Yousafzai survived being shot in the head when she was
LONDON: Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologized for “the pain and the loss and the suffering” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as he began giving evidence at a public inquiry into his government’s handling of the health crisis. The former prime minister, who has faced a barrage
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Tony Blinken has raised the matter of an assassination bid on prominent Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York with India's foreign minister, a spokesperson for the State Department said Wednesday. According to a report, Matthew Miller said that Washington has
LONDON: Extreme weather has thrown a frosty wrench into the plans of many across the United Kingdom, prompting a series of cancellations and disruptions to sporting events and daily life. The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice, covering extensive
DUBAI: Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years. A new COP28 draft agreement in Dubai included the options of phasing out fossil fuels or not addressing the