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China to suspend UK flights over fears of new coronavirus strain
Dec 24, 2020 09:55China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 54,300
Dec 24, 2020 08:30Iran’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that the country's death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 54,300.
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Pfizer, US strike 100 million COVID-19 vaccine deal with 70 million due by June
Dec 24, 2020 05:38The US government will pay Pfizer Inc nearly $2 billion for 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to bolster its supply as the country grapples with a nationwide spike in infections.
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Another 803,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
Dec 24, 2020 03:12Claims for unemployment benefits fell across most categories in Wednesday's Labor Department report. Still the job market recovery has stalled while more than 20 million Americans need aid to make ends meet.
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Iran has no concern about COVID-19 vaccine supplies: President Rouhani
Dec 24, 2020 03:11President Hassan Rouhani said the country has no concern about coronavirus vaccines supplies, adding that his government has plans in place to ensure people would receive the jab on time.
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WHO Wuhan probe not looking for COVID ‘guilty’ parties, team says
Dec 24, 2020 02:05The World Health Organization’s international mission to China to investigate the origins of COVID-19 will explore all avenues and is not looking to find “guilty” parties, a team member says.
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Thousands volunteer for human trials of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine in Iran
Dec 23, 2020 11:59Just hours into the start of a national enrollment program for volunteers, almost 10,000 Iranians signed up to take part in the first phase of the human trials of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine.
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Is Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID vaccine policy hurting other nations?
Dec 23, 2020 06:51A recent report by the rights group stated that all of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines and 96 percent of Pfizer-BioNtech’s vaccine doses have been secured by rich countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Dec 23, 2020 06:46Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts said it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause more severe disease.
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Calls for national lockdown in England to curb spread of new Covid strain
Dec 23, 2020 06:38Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure to impose another national lockdown within days, as more than 40 countries banned arrivals from the UK in an effort to keep out a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus.