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Boxes of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by Walvax Biotechnology and Abogen Biosciences are pictured at a display at Abogen Biosciences' headquarters in Suzhou, China April 1, 2024.

China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet

Andrew Silver |Updated 7 minutes ago |4 min read

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI/SUZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, but they face a tough path, crimped ...

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Airlines scramble to change routes after Israeli attack on Iran

Jamie Freed |Updated 28 minutes ago |2 min read

By Jamie Freed (Reuters) - Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight ...

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Bomber crashes in Russia, Interfax says

Reuters |Updated 47 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's southern Stavropol region on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying. The ministry said that the bomber's four pilots had ejected, and three of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a program of developing national defense capability, at an unknown location in North Korea, March 19, 2024. KCNA via

North Korea releases song praising leader Kim as 'friendly father'

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a "friendly father" and a "great leader", in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing in the reclusive state. The ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 17, 2024.

Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle

Jarrett Renshaw |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year signal that frostier relations with China are likely to follow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidency. U.S. President ...

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Two killed in suicide blast attack in Pakistan, Geo News reports

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a suicide blast attack in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday that struck a vehicle in which foreign nationals were travelling, broadcaster Geo News reported. Reuters could not immediately verify the ...

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No missile attack against Iran, Iranian official tells Reuters

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

DUBAI (Reuters) - Explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran's air defence systems, an Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that no missile attack was carried out against Iran. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom)

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Russia's Bashneft protects refineries with anti-drone nets, RIA says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Russian oil and gas company Bashneft has equipped key facilities at its refineries with anti-drone nets, the RIA news agency cited the head of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, as saying on Friday. Khabirov said ...

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Israeli military says sirens in northern Israel a false alarm

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said that warning sirens which sounded early on Friday in northern Israel were a false alarm. The sirens had gone off shortly after unconfirmed reports of Israeli strikes in Iran. (Reporting by James ...

A missile is launched, as the state media reports North Korea test-fired a new mid- to long-range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, at an unknown location in North Korea, April 2, 2024, in this picture released on April 3, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via

US aims to begin new North Korea sanctions monitoring regime by next month

Reuters |Updated 37 minutes ago |2 min read

(Clarifies state of monitoring activities in paragraph 1 and who is pushing for a new monitoring regime in paragraph 7) (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that she hoped to find a new way to ensure sanctions ...

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