CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees, as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to…

First Soyuz rocket launches since failure (BBC)

Three astronauts have blasted off on the first manned Soyuz rocket launch since a dramatic failure in October. Astronauts from Russia, the US and Canada left from Kazakhstan on a mission bound for the International Space Station at 17:30 (11:30…

Trump says China agreed to reduce tariffs on US car imports (BBC)

Beijing will “reduce and remove” the 40% tariffs it places on US cars imported into China, US President Donald Trump has said. China has declined to confirm President Trump’s announcement, which he made on Twitter without providing details. The move,…

EU, UK, U.S. speak on Osun governorship election

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares for the rerun election that would conclude the Osun state governorship election on Thursday, key foreign missions in Nigeria have indicated interest in the process. The missions of European Union, United Kingdom…

U.S.-China trade war escalates as new tariffs kick in (Reuters)

The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods, even as mid-level officials from both sides resumed talks in Washington. The world’s two largest…

It’s the E.U. vs the U.S. and Google is in the middle (Nbcnews)

President Donald Trump and the European Union, who don’t agree on much, have a new dispute: How to handle the enormous power of modern tech companies. On Thursday morning, Trump tweeted a complaint about the $5 billion fine that E.U.…

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