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EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

BRUSSELS, Dec 31 (AP/RSS) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration. Amid concerns about the human rights situation in China, the EU said

AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

LONDON, Dec 30, 2020 (AFP) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus

Trump, under pressure, signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

WEST PALM BEACH, Dec 28 (AFP) – After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from all sides, US

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India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 10,123,778

NEW DELHI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,123,778 on Thursday as 24,712 new cases were registered

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Uzbekistan applies for COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX

TASHKENT, Dec 24 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan has placed an order for 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX

Trump vetoes annual defense bill despite passage in Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Xinhua): U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year

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Kuwait to launch COVID-19 vaccination campaign Thursday

KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Kuwait will launch the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the elderly and first

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 95.68 pct

NEW DELHI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India Wednesday increased to 95.68 percent, the

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Trump rejects Covid relief bill, calling it ‘a disgrace’

WASHINGTON, Dec 23, 2020 (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a massive Covid economic relief package passed by

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’

NEWARK, Dec 22 (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live