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Regeneron says its COVID-19 antibody drug lowers infection risk by 81%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday said its COVID-19 antibody drug reduced the risk of symptomatic infections by 81 percent in a phase-three trial of the therapy.The company said it will ask the U.S

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Peruvian voters choose fifth president in four years

02:34 Peruvians go to the polls to vote for a new president on Sunday in a wide-open election in the middle of a deadly second wave in COVID-19 cases and in the shadow of a political c

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Australians protest against Aboriginal deaths in custody

Protesters rally to mark a national day of action, protesting against Aboriginal deaths in police custody, in Sydney, Australia, April 10, 2021. /Reuters Hundreds of people demonstrated in Aus

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IMF official on global challenges in poverty and climate change

03:21 According to the IMF's 2021 World Economic Outlook, the global economic recession amid the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to push an estimated 95 million people into extreme pover

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Three missing, 99 evacuated in oil field fire in north China

File photo of a CNOOC offshore oil platform in north China's Bohai Bay. /CFPThree people are missing after a fire broke out at an oil field located in northern China's

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South Korea orders closure of nightclubs, karaoke bars amid concern over fourth COVID-19 wave

South Korea will reimpose a ban on nightclubs, karaoke bars and other nightly entertainment facilities, authorities said on Friday, after the number of new coronavirus

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IMF: Global economy will post 6% growth

01:31 The global economy will roar back to life this year, according to the International Monetary Fund holding its annual spring meetings this week.Its forecast is a huge change from

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Chinese film Sister leads domestic box office

Chinese feature film Sister continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office on Sunday, generating 147.4 million yuan (about $22.5 million), according to figures released by the China Movie Data Info

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Netanyahu arrives at court as corruption trial resumes

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday arrived at court in Jerusalem for his corruption trial, which is hearing opening arguments and the first witnesses.The 71-year-old is accused of bribery, fraud

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Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over open letter

Turkey on Monday detained 10 retired admirals after a letter signed by more than 100 of them warned against a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of Turkey's key waterways.The Ankara chief

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Car bombing near Kabul kills at least three security personnel

The Taliban has claimed responsibly for a car bombing that has killed at least three Afghan security personnel and injured 12 others in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday.Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faram

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Four dead after residential building collapses in Bangkok

At least four people were killed and several others are trapped after a residential building in Bangkok collapsed on Saturday, AFP reported citing an emergency worker.The three-story house had been e

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First U.S. college to require COVID-19 vaccination

02:43 U.S. President Joe Biden predicts that in about three weeks 90 percent of eligible Americans will have had their first COVID-19 vaccination. As more Americans are being vaccinate

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12-15

Pfizer/BioNTech said on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine was 100 percent effective in kids aged between 12 to 15 in a phase three clinical trial testing.

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Mainland spokesperson: NASA hurts Chinese people's feelings

The move that NASA listed Taiwan as a "country" on its website is against international consensus on the one-China principle and hurts Chinese people's feelings, said Z

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One dead, three injured in Chicago shooting

A 23-year-old man was killed and three people were wounded after they were shot while riding a party bus early Saturday in the U.S. city of Chicago, local newspaper Chicago Sun-Times reported.The gun

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Vaccinations begin for front line workers in Cuba

02:00 Cuba has become the first Latin American country to take two potential COVID-19 vaccines to phase three trials.The island has also begun vaccinating front-line workers in Havana.