South Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating Moderna shot

A team of young scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

More elephants evolving to be tuskless after years of poaching, researchers say

Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.

New Zealand prime minister keeps cool amid earthquake during news conference

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was visibly startled by an earthquake during a news conference, but she quickly smiled and turned her attention back to the reporter.

Queen Elizabeth II returns to Windsor Castle after hospital stay

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II went to a hospital in London on Wednesday but was back at Windsor Castle on Friday and in good spirits.

Freak storm dumps giant hail on Australia

New South Wales emergency services launched a “large-scale multi-agency response” after a supercell storm hit parts of the state’s North Coast on October 20.

Queen Elizabeth accepts medical advice to rest, cancels trip

Queen Elizabeth II has accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland.

‘We reject hatred’: George W. Bush gives remarks at Eradicate Hate Global Summit

The summit is held every year and began after the 2018 Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh which resulted in one of the largest losses of life in an anti-Semitic attack in the U.S.

17 American missionaries kidnapped by gang in Haiti, religious group says

Children are among the group of 17 U.S. missionaries that has been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, according to a religious group with direct knowledge of the incident.

Suicide attack at mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province kills 47

Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed for Friday prayers, killing at least 47 people.

Bali reopens to some foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides

Bali reopened for some international travelers for the first time in over a year. They must have proof of vaccination, test negative and quarantine.

Pfizer to vaccinate entire city in Brazil for COVID-19 study

Pfizer researchers want to study the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine in preventing symptomatic cases, reinfections, hospitalizations, deaths, and long-term COVID-19 — so they’re vaccinating the population of an entire city.

Fish stick shortage could hit US amid customs dispute

A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America’s supply of a key fish used for popular products like fish sticks and fast food sandwiches.

Nobel prize for economics awarded to 3 in US for societal research

The 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday was awarded to three U.S-based economists for work on so-called “natural experiments.”