Trials

No expiry date on justice: Germany puts 100-year-old former concentration camp guard on trial

The suspect, Josef Schuetz, stands accused of "knowingly and willingly" assisting in the murder of 3,518 prisoners at the Sachsenhausen camp in Oranienburg, north of Berlin, between 1942 and 1945

Hopeful of beginning vaccination for children aged 5-11 by end-2021, says FDA vaccine chief

In the US, anyone 12 and older is eligible for the vaccine but with the new variants and schools reopening, parents are wondering when younger children can get the shots.

Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine for COVID-19: Everything we know so far about BBV154

The intranasal vaccine BBV154 is being tested to check if it prevents infection, halts person-to-person transmission, and progression of COVID-19.

Fraudulent science: COVID-19 directs spotlight on mistakes made in research papers

Elizabeth Bik, scientific integrity consultant said serious cases — like extensive plagiarism or fabrications of experiments or results — are rare.

India doesn't need Pfizer COVID-19 shot; vaccine should be available by Feb-March: Harsh Vardhan

The health minster said that no state will be given preferential treatment and the distribution of vaccines will be equitable.

Two Eli Lilly's COVID-19 studies testing remdesivir, experimental antibody therapy paused due to safety issues

The paused study, called ACTIV-3, started in August and aims to enrol 10,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the United States, Denmark and Singapore.

WHO endorses African herbal medicines as potential treatments for Coronavirus, epidemics

This comes months after the President of Madagascar promotes a drink based on Artemisia, a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment, was met with widespread scorn.

Russians face extremism charges for sharing memes; local social networks, communications ministry ask for law change

According to the independent rights group Agora, 43 people were given prison terms for internet posts and memes in Russia in 2017, up from 32 in 2016.

US urges Maldives to release ex-president Nasheed to end trial

Disturbed by the recent late- night transfer of former Maldivian President Mohd Nasheed back to prison, the US has urged the government of the island nation to release him and end "politically motivated" trials against him.

Pak court requested to hold 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial by video link

Lawyers filed an application in a Pakistani anti-terrorism court requesting it to conduct the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case trials through video-link.