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Assailant attacks Salman Rushdie onstage in western New York
Salman Rushdie, the author, was on Friday attacked by an assailant while onstage in Chautauqua, near Erie in western New York, according to multiple ... -
South Korea pardons Samsung heir, Yong involved in corruption scandal
South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday granted a presidential pardon to Samsung heir, Lee Jae Yong, allowing him to return to business ... -
Climate change causes sperm, blue whales to seek higher latitudes in New Zealand – Study
A new study has shown many areas around New Zealand would become unsuitable for blue and sperm whales as global sea-surface temperatures continued to ... -
COVID-19: 98.5% of Indonesians have virus antibodies as of July –Serosurvey
A very high portion of Indonesians have antibodies to deal with the COVID-19 transmission. This was according to a Serological survey conducted by the ... -
Researchers discover 35 people infected with new ‘henipavirus’ in China
The New England Journal of Medicine says in China, 35 people in two provinces have fallen ill with a newly detected virus that is ... -
Heavy rainfall in South Korean kills 9, 7 missing
Nine persons were confirmed dead and seven others went missing as South Korea’s capital Seoul and its surrounding areas were battered by heavy rainfall ... -
Fact-Check: Will UK government phase out £50 and £20 notes by September 2022?
Claim: A Whatsapp message in circulation claim that the UK government will phase out £50 and £20 notes by September 30, 2022. Full Text: ... -
Pfizer to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4bn cash deal
U.S. pharmaceutical maker Pfizer and Biopharmaceutical Company Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) on Monday agreed that Pfizer will acquire GBT in an all-cash deal valued ... -
German vaccine developer BioNTech posts 30% turnover hike in H1
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which partnered with U.S. giant Pfizer to bring one of the world’s first coronavirus vaccines to market, has increased its ... -
Court orders US conspiracy theorist to pay $45.2m for spreading fake news
A Texas jury ordered US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly ...
