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UK rolling out COVID-19 vaccine to public as world watches

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON, Dec 08 (AP) — U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. The first shot will come Tuesday

Pfizer, SII seeks emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine in…

NEW DELHI, Dec. 08: Two vaccine manufacturers — Pfizer and Serum Institute of India (SII) — have applied for the

Rudy Giuliani says “getting great care”

WASHINGTON, Dec. 07 (Xinhua/RSS): Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, said late Sunday night that he is

Bangladeshi education minister tests positive for COVID-19

DHAKA, Dec. 07 (Xinhua): Bangladeshi Education Minister Dipu Moni has tested COVID-19 positive. Abul Khayer, Education Ministry spokesman, told journalists

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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine maker gets $500 million funding boost

BEIJING, Dec 7 (AFP) – Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured half a billion dollars in extra funding to

1.2M doses of China-made COVID vaccine arrive in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 06 (AP) — Indonesia’s government said 1.2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company

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301 Nepalis die of Coronavirus in 49 countries

KATHMANDU, Dec 06: The number of Nepalis succumbing to Coronavirus infection in several countries across the world has surpassed 300

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Coronavirus cases worldwide top 65 million: AFP tally

PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP) – More than 65 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected worldwide, according to

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to…

BEIJING, Dec 02 (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday

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Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots

WASHINGTON, Dec 01 (AP): Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of