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Chinese regulators have conditionally approved a COVID-19 treatment described by state media as the country’s first Class 1 innovative drug developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence. The National Medical Products Administration cleared Mprosevir for adults with mild to moderate COVID-19, according to the state-run Global Times. The medicine was jointly developed by Westlake University,…

An estimated one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 experienced some form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse within a year across 21 countries studied by UNICEF. The UN agency estimated that the figure represented about 20 million children, based on nationally representative surveys involving roughly 21,000 young internet users and interviews with…

Photo by Thuan Pham on Pexels.com Eleven defendants were sentenced to death Thursday as a Vietnamese court began handing down penalties in a large drug case that grew from an airport seizure into an investigation involving thousands of suspects. The VN10 investigation eventually covered more than 2,700 suspects across 477 cases, with transactions connected to…

Photo courtesy of Anadolu US forces sank a vessel in the Eastern Pacific after intercepting it over allegations that it was providing logistical support to an Ecuador-based drug trafficking organization, the US Southern Command said Wednesday. The operation was conducted with Ecuador and involved personnel deployed from the USS San Antonio, an amphibious transport dock…

Photo courtesy of Anadolu Nicolas Maduro is seeking to have the US criminal case against him thrown out, arguing that American courts have no authority to prosecute him because Venezuela continues to regard him as its sitting president. Lawyers for Maduro filed a dismissal motion Wednesday in federal court in New York, raising head-of-state immunity…

Photo courtesy of Anadolu Nepal faces a massive recovery operation following last week’s deadly flash floods, with millions of tons of debris, damaged infrastructure and isolated communities complicating humanitarian efforts, the United Nations said Tuesday. One of the most pressing challenges is reaching communities cut off by the disaster. More than 40 bridges were destroyed…

Photo courtesy of Anadolu Millions of students returned to classrooms across the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday despite an Ebola outbreak that has spread to dozens of health zones and claimed thousands of lives. Education authorities opted to begin the new academic year nationwide, including in outbreak-affected communities, while allowing schools to adjust how…

Photo courtesy of Anadolu The death toll from flash floods and mudslides that struck areas along the China-Nepal border last week has risen to 1,130, while nearly 4,500 people remain missing, according to official figures released Wednesday. Nepal accounted for most of the casualties, with authorities reporting 1,114 bodies recovered following the Aug. 26 disaster….

Photo courtesy of Anadolu A rare three-way meeting involving the leaders of Russia, China and the United States could take shape at the APEC summit in Shenzhen this November, according to a Kremlin aide. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the possibility while meeting on the…