The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has now proved 95% effective in preventing coronavirus and has met the safety criteria needed for emergency authorisation, the firms have said.
Ban on petrol and diesel moved a decade earlier
New petrol and diesel cars are to be banned from sale in 2030 after the previous 2040 deadline was brought forward a decade.
Lebanese government in court over Beirut explosion
Hundreds of people who survived Beirut’s port explosion have begun suing the Lebanese government for damages. Their lawyers say they doubt the integrity of the official investigation into the August explosion that...
Decoded: A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt’s ‘A Man for All Seasons’ is an outstanding study of a man faced with harrowing moral choices – a bit like Mohammed Dahlan. But is the Palestinian politician of benefit to anyone in the Middle East apart...
US coronavirus deaths surpass 250,000 mark
Over a quarter of a million people are now dead from coronavirus in the US, as some states struggle to cope with the number of people requiring hospitalisation.
