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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO
Oct 06, 2020 14:15A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (October 6), without elaborating.
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Nearly 4 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record election turnout
Oct 06, 2020 09:24Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the November election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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China in talks with WHO over global use of local COVID-19 vaccines
Oct 06, 2020 09:15China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19, climate crisis are part of same battle
Oct 05, 2020 12:09From early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, a common refrain has been, “At least maybe now we will get serious about addressing climate change.” One can certainly see the logic behind this thinking. The terrible toll the pandemic has taken should remind us of the importance of three things that are also necessary to tackle global warming: Science, public policy, and international cooperation.
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After mixed messages from White House, Trump says 'real test' ahead in his COVID fight
Oct 05, 2020 12:05US President Donald Trump said from his hospital room on Saturday Oct. 03 that he felt “much better” but the next few days will be “the real test” of his treatment for COVID-19, capping a day of contradictory messages from the White House about his condition.
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Amnesty International: UK government violated older people’s human rights during coronavirus pandemic
Oct 05, 2020 10:21A leading human rights organization has accused the British government of violating elderly citizens’ human rights at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March.
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Nearly 393,000 patients recover from coronavirus infection in Iran
Oct 05, 2020 09:09More than 3,900 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Iran during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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White House doctor: Rosy assessment of Trump health meant to contain alarm
Oct 05, 2020 05:46White House physician Sean Conley says he has lied about Donald Trump’s health because he did not want to cause alarm amid uncertainty about the severity of the president’s status after he tested positive with the coronavirus.
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Iran’s rial higher after Trump’s illness hurts re-election bid: Report
Oct 05, 2020 02:12Iran’s rial has risen against the US dollar in the unofficial market mainly on speculations that US President Donald Trump’s illness could hurt his re-election chances in votes planned for next month.
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Germany’s Constance sees weekend of protest against coronavirus limits
Oct 04, 2020 14:04Thousands of demonstrators in southern Germany protested against coronavirus restrictions over the weekend, police said on Sunday, although organizers failed to mobilize enough people for a planned human chain around Lake Constance.