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EU regulators backs Pfizer’s updated vaccine for dominant Omicron subvariant

30 Aug 2023

(Reuters) -EU regulators have recommended authorizing an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech which targets the dominant XBB.1.5 variant of Omicron, putting it on track to become the third adapted shot by the two companies to be approved in the bloc. The vaccine, dubbed Comirnaty, is to be used for preventing …

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At the grave of Russia’s Prigozhin, followers hail a warrior

30 Aug 2023

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Followers of mutinous Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin laid flowers, messages and poetry at his grave on Wednesday, hailing him as a fearless warrior after he was killed along with his inner circle in a yet-to-be-explained plane crash. Prigozhin was buried at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in his home town of St Petersburg …

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Two killed in Russia’s biggest air strike on Ukraine’s capital in months – Kyiv

30 Aug 2023

By Yurii Kovalenko KYIV (Reuters) – Russia’s largest air strike on Kyiv since spring killed two people early on Wednesday, with the debris of downed missiles falling on buildings, a park and a school, Ukrainian officials said. Three others were hurt in the overnight strike on Ukraine’s capital, and combat drones attacked infrastructure in the …

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Factbox-When is Venice Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?

30 Aug 2023

(Reuters) – The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, with its 80th edition opening this week. Below are some facts about the festival and the 2023 contenders. WHEN IS THE VENICE FESTIVAL? The festival opens on Aug. 30 with the premiere of Italian World War Two film “Comandante”, directed …

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Czech parliament gives initial nod to bill on company splits

30 Aug 2023

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s lower house of parliament gave initial approval to a bill containing a proposal on company splits, that critics say is unfair to minority investors and will allow the government to easily break up dominant electric utility CEZ. Most of the bill, which implements a European Union directive on company …

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Australia sets October date for historic vote on Indigenous recognition

30 Aug 2023

By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians will vote on October 14 on whether they want to change the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait island people, a defining moment in the struggle for Indigenous rights in the country. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the date for the landmark referendum in Adelaide on Wednesday, describing …

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Dutch court dismisses claims against minimal Groningen gas production

30 Aug 2023

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ highest court on Wednesday dismissed claims against a government decision to allow a minimum level of gas production at the Groningen field this year despite seismic risks. The court said the government had heeded safety concerns when it decided to cap production at 2.8 billion cubic metres (bcm) in the …

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Pope decries ‘terrible world war’ on environment, announces new writing

30 Aug 2023

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, announcing that he will issue a new document on the protection of nature, said on Wednesday he was doing so because a “terrible world war” against the environment was taking place. Speaking at his weekly general audience, Francis said the document, a followup to his landmark 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si” …

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Four die in war-related incidents in Ukraine, Kyiv says it is pushing south

29 Aug 2023

KYIV (Reuters) -At least four people died in Ukraine on Tuesday in incidents related to Russia’s 18-month-old invasion of its neighbour, officials said. Oleksander Prokudin, governor of southern Kherson region, said three people were killed by explosions in fields caused by mines and other devices left behind by Russian troops who abandoned much of the …

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