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BioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralize the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test and said they could deliver an upgraded vaccine in March 2022 if needed.

An Ontario judge on Friday ordered an end to the four-day-long blockade of a Canada-U.S. trade corridor by anti-coronavirus mandate protesters and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised President Joe Biden quick action to end the ordeal saying "everything is on the table." This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

The Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen on Saturday (September 3) shut parts of city and public transport, as cities across China battled COVID-19 outbreaks that have dampened the outlook for economic recovery.

On Wednesday night, Colombia's capital looked like a scene out of a Christmas movie as the multicoloured lights of the Christmas train illuminated the streets of Bogota.

Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged people to get vaccinated and wear masks in a video shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday.

Ian Roberts, the first elite rugby league player to come out as gay, condemned the sport's decision to ban transgender players from women's internationals as a setback for tolerance and inclusion in the broader community.

China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian is condemning recent U.S. Navy moves in the disputed South China Sea, which occurred as Taiwan reported incursions by Chinese air force jets.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday (May 3) the government could not help everyone through the current cost-of-living crisis and had to remain prudent with its spending to avoid stoking an inflationary spiral.

An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women's European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil.

A few hundred people held a protest in central Rome on Saturday against the so-called Green Pass, a digital or paper certificate that shows if someone has received at least one jab, has tested negative or has recently recovered from COVID-19.

Scuffles broke out as teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Glasgow, and her supporters attempted to push their way through a media scrum en route to Glasgow Central Station. Police stepped in to provide an escort to the activist and her supporters.

A day after a stampede of fans pushing toward the stage during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston killed at least eight people, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told reporters, "We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck."

The sexist remarks made by the head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee this week have outraged the public in Japan, including student activist Momoko Nojo who launched an online petition to speak against it. Maha Albadrawi has more.

Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial rested their case on Friday after a fourth woman testified that the British socialite set her up for a sexual encounter with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. This report produced by Chris Dignam.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrived in Cairo on Thursday (November 18) where they were welcomed by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Federal investigators on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Manhattan apartment of Rudolph Giuliani, as they probe his business dealings with Ukraine. This report produced by Chris Dignam.

A UK study has found that COVID-19 infections probably do give immunity for at least five months. But those antibodies don't prevent the immune from carrying and spreading the virus to others. Lucy Fielder reports.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, struggling ahead of a September 20 election, came under concerted fire at a debate on Thursday from opponents who said he had no business calling an election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Flora Bradley-Watson reports.

Australians were saddened and shocked to wake up to the news that Olivia Newton-John, singer of "I Honestly Love You" and "Physical" and star of the hit movie musical "Grease," died on Monday at age 73 at her home in Southern California.

[NFA] Democrats in the House of Representatives plan to introduce misconduct charges on Monday that could lead to a second impeachment of President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter said. This report produced by Chris Dignam.

Using buckets and water bottles, desperate villagers in Turkey's Marmaris have stepped in to help contain the fires raging around them on Monday (August 2). Emer McCarthy reports.

Cleo Smith has been seen for the first time with her mother Ellie and stepfather Jake on Thursday after the disappearance of the four-year-old from an outback campsite who was eventually found safe in a locked house after being missing for 18 days.

The recent discovery of dozens of Peru's Nazca lines is giving archaeologists crucial information about the exact distribution of the mysterious pre-Inca geoglyphs that have intrigued scientists and visitors for decades. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Video footage captures the moment when gunshots were fired as former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan stood and waved to thousands of cheering supporters from the roof of a container truck on Thursday (November 3). This video contains graphic content.

A coal mine explosion believed to be caused by a transformer in Turkey's northern Bartin province left 49 workers trapped on Friday (October 14), Governor Nurtac Arslan was quoted as saying.