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Trump says he expects 'very good news' on vaccine, therapeutics soon
Date: 2020-09-04 19:19:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:8574537
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (MENA) - Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump praised vaccine development efforts and his administration's response to Covid-19, CNN reported. The US President told reporters he thinks the public will hear some "very ....
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Russian vaccine passes early trial test – The Lancet
Date: 2020-09-04 19:09:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:8574483
LONDON, Sept 4 (MENA) – Patients involved in early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies with "no serious adverse events", according to research published in The Lancet Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to ....
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All schools in greater Seoul area to continue offering remote classes until Sept 20
Date: 2020-09-04 17:00:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:8574450
SEOUL, Sept 4 (MENA) – The South Korean Ministry of Education said on Friday that schools in Seoul and its surrounding cities will remain online-only until September 20 in accordance with the government's decision to extend stricter social ....
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Belarus: NATO rotational force in neighboring countries went up 17 times
Date: 2020-09-04 16:30:04 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:55 - ID:8574427
MINSK, Sep 4 (MENA) - NATO's rotational force in the neighboring countries has gone up 17 times (to 10,000 soldiers) in recent years, the Belorussian Defense Ministry was quoted by Belta news agency as saying on Friday. Military equipment and ....
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5 found dead after shooting in home in Ontario
Date: 2020-09-04 15:55:31 GMT - Canada - World - SN:53 - ID:8574360
OTTAWA, Sep 4 (MENA) - Ontario's police said five people were found dead and another with serious injuries following an early morning shooting Friday in a home east of Toronto. A spokesman said multiple calls came, reporting the sound of gunshots ....
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US economy adds 1.4 million jobs in August as coronavirus recovery slows
Date: 2020-09-04 15:42:58 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:51 - ID:8574309
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (MENA) - The US economy added 1.4 million jobs last month in the latest sign that the nation's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is losing steam, the feds said Friday, according to the New York Post. The unemployment rate ....
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Explosion rocks Tbilisi, Georgia, casualties feared, reports say
Date: 2020-09-04 15:30:16 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:49 - ID:8574326
TBILISI, Sept 4 (MENA) - An explosion has taken place in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, near the building of the Great Philharmonic Concert Hall, reports say, citing eyewitnesses. One person could be dead and several more injured as a result of ....
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Greek FM heads to UN amid tense standoff with Turkey
Date: 2020-09-04 15:25:28 GMT - Greece - World - SN:48 - ID:8574213
ATHENS, Sept 4 (MENA) - Despite a denial from Greece, the chief of NATO said Friday that Greece and Turkey have started technical discussions aimed at reducing the risk of armed conflict or accidents amid military tensions between the allies over ....
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AstraZeneca begins clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
Date: 2020-09-04 15:10:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:8574284
TOKYO, Sep 4 (MENA) - British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said Friday it has started clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan, as it plans to begin supplying the vaccine in the country in the first quarter of next year, Kyodo news ....
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Malaysia adds another 11 Covid-19 cases but no deaths
Date: 2020-09-04 14:47:50 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:44 - ID:8574323
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (MENA) - Eleven more Covid-19 cases were detected since yesterday to bring Malaysia’s total to 9,385, the Malay Mail quoted the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) as saying. The ministry said seven cases were imported while ....