More African countries set to approve malaria shot; 20 million doses ready in 2023

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s manufacturer told Reuters. This week, Nigeria’s medicines regulator followed Ghana’s, with the two nations becoming the first countries in the world to back the…

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Qantas unveils new livery in support for Indigenous referendum

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Qantas on Monday unveiled plans for some aircraft to carry special livery supporting recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Island people in Australia’s constitution, stepping into the divisive debate on Indigenous rights. Australians will vote in a landmark referendum later this year on whether they support altering the constitution to include a…

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South Korea experts say more study needed on Japan’s nuclear water plan

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean nuclear safety experts who visited Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Wednesday that detailed analysis was needed to verify Japan’s plan to release tonnes of contaminated water from it into the sea. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, about 220 km (130 miles) northeast of Tokyo,…

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