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World Bank Pledged $100M for COVID-19 Vaccine for Afghans: Ghani
Date: 2020-12-08 18:04:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:66 - ID:8704591
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the World Bank has pledged to provide dlrs 100 million to Afghanistan to help the country in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine for the citizens, Tolo news reported. "The World Bank ....
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Australia announces easing of travel restrictions
Date: 2020-12-08 09:42:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:8703762
CANBERRA, Dec 8 (MENA) - A raft of New South Wales’ remaining COVID-19 measures will be rolled back on Tuesday, but it’s Queensland’s hard border with Victoria and greater Sydney finally coming down, and South Australia opened its doors to Victoria, ....
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UK vaccination program getting under way
Date: 2020-12-08 08:13:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:8703604
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) - The first people in the UK are set to receive a coronavirus jab on what has been dubbed "V-Day", as a mass vaccination program begins, the BBC reported Tuesday. About 70 hospital hubs across the UK are gearing up to give ....
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US registers 192,299 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-08 07:53:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8703517
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday said that 192,299 new coronavirus cases were registered in the US in the past 24 hours. According to the CNN, the new cases bring that total number of infections in the US to ....
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Georgia State researchers say oral antiviral stopped spread of coronavirus in animal study
Date: 2020-12-08 06:58:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8703490
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - An experimental antiviral drug originally developed to treat influenza is being repurposed to try to fight the novel coronavirus, Fox 5 reported on its website. Professor Richard Plemper led a team at Georgia State ....
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Biden picks retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be his secretary of defense
Date: 2020-12-08 06:37:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8703458
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - US President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, CNN reported Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the ....
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Canada to get first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses before end of December
Date: 2020-12-08 05:53:42 GMT - Canada - World - SN:6 - ID:8703415
OTTAWA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Canada’s first vaccinations against COVID-19 could begin happening as early as next week, pending Health Canada approval, CTV News reported Tuesday. Canada will be receiving an initial batch of up to 249,000 doses of ....
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Georgia secretary of state recertifies election results after recount
Date: 2020-12-07 22:36:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8703374
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger recertified the results of the state’s presidential election on Monday after a recount completed last week reaffirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, The Hill ....
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US adds senior Chinese lawmakers to Hong Kong sanctions blacklist
Date: 2020-12-07 22:15:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:8703350
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – The Trump administration added more than a dozen senior Chinese Communist Party officials to its sanctions blacklist on Monday for actions the US says undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy, The Wall Street Journal ....
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EU, US rejects result of disputed Venezuela Congress Election
Date: 2020-12-07 21:51:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8703345
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (MENA) - The US and the EU slammed Venezuela's parliamentary election. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "The United States will continue to recognize Interim President Guaidó and the legitimate National ....
