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Blinken calls on China to share information on its Covid outbreak

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to share information on its Covid outbreak, saying its surging caseload had impacted the world, and he renewed an offer to share US vaccines.

France 24

Florida high court OKs grand jury probe of COVID-19 vaccines

The Florida Supreme Court will convene a grand jury at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' request to investigate any wrongdoing with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines

The Independent UK

LA feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties

LOS ANGELES — Federal drug agents in Los Angeles have seized 38 million deadly doses of fentanyl this year — enough to kill every resident in L.A., Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, officials estimated.

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Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

LONDON — In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain’s prized National Health Service, one of the world’s largest employers.

Tribune News Service

Strep A cases in your area as 24 children among UK dead

NHS leaders worried as cases climb alongside flu surge

The Independent UK

Pharma giant Sanofi rolls out made-in-France Covid booster jab

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on Thursday launched its much-awaited Covid vaccine. The VidPrevtyn Beta booster jab was developed in France and will be available to anyone over 18 in chemists throughout the country.

Radio France Internationale

2 Biotech Stock to Buy Over Moderna This December

Biotech giant Moderna (MRNA) missed consensus revenue and EPS estimates in its 2022 third quarter. Moreover, it lost more than 17% in 2022. While analysts are bearish on MRNA’s growth, the industry prospects look bright. Therefore, investors looking to invest in biotech stocks could consider buying Biogen (BIIB) and Jazz…

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India begins to randomly test international visitors for COVID

Federal health minister announces new rule in parliament, citing an increase in cases in neighbouring China.

Al Jazeera

Tse Chi Lop: ‘Meth kingpin’ who draws comparisons to El Chapo gets extradited to Australia

Tse Chi Lop is accused of overseeing operations in which £2.45m of meth was trafficked

The Independent UK

India to randomly test international visitors for COVID-19

India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19 after an increase in cases in neighboring China

The Independent UK

Cardiff-based CatSci eyes strategic growth following senior board appointments

Dr Claire Madden-Smith and Andy Jones are joining the firm as board advisors

Birmingham Post

Glasgow minister to host drug death vigil to remember thousands of lives lost

Campaigners will be gathering to "remember and reflect" on the lives lost to drug deaths at a vigil in Glasgow. The event will include the lighting of candles and a silent walk around the streets.

Glasgow Live

Mum tries nine different pharmacies in desperate search of antibiotics for sick son

Concerns have been raised over a "shortage" of antibiotics

Liverpool Echo

As fentanyl use spikes, feds urge states to ease methadone rules

Ever since the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl began showing up in the illicit drug supply in 2014, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has skyrocketed — exceeding all other accidental deaths, including car crashes and gun violence.

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The Times of India

Coronavirus update: China's Covid tsunami could spark a dangerous new variant that infects the world

BEIJING: The tsunami of Covid-19 that’s taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.

Daily Mirror

Warning issued after nearly 200 children die from contaminated cough syrup in Indonesia

Parents have been given an urgent warning over 'substandard' medicine after suspected contamination of cough syrup in Indonesia led to the deaths of almost 200 people, mostly children

Bangkok Post

'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia

SYDNEY: The alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said Thursday.

Bangkok Post

DDC urges polio jabs for kids

The Public Health Ministry is on full alert to administer the polio vaccine to Thai kids aged under five years old as almost 600 polio cases were recently detected in 22 countries, including Indonesia.

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'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia to face drug trafficking charges

Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo', into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands.

ABC News

Thousands of MDMA tablets seized in pre-Christmas bust in Tasmanian hotel

Tasmanian police arrest a man and seize thousands of colourful MDMA pills worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a pre-Christmas bust.

AAP

Accused global drug kingpin faces court

The alleged kingpin of a global drug trafficking syndicate has appeared in a Melbourne court after being extradited from the Netherlands to face justice.

ABC News

Alleged global drug syndicate leader Tse Chi Lop extradited to Australia from the Netherlands

Canadian national Tse Chi Lop is extradited to Melbourne from the Netherlands to face charges of conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of controlled drugs.

AAP

Tasmanian police seize $400k MDMA batch

A 47-year-old Hobart man has been charged after police seized more than 11,000 MDMA pills, worth about $400,000, along with drug manufacturing equipment.

France 24

Gambia says it has foiled alleged coup attempt

Several soldiers are arrested in Gambia over a foiled alleged coup plot. Authorities say they're in pursuit of three other suspected accomplices. Also in Gambia, a parliamentary committee recommends that the government ban and prosecute an Indian pharmaceutical company accused of causing the deaths of at least 70 children. And…

Birmingham Post

Construction firm Merit completes first phase of £66m Stevenage scheme

Merit delivered the milestone three years faster than the biotech industry standard of around five years

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