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110-foot-high Ferris wheel pops up in midtown Manhattan

A 110-foot-high (34 meters) Ferris wheel spins in the once bustling heart of the Times Square. /Reuters Tickets range from $15 to $35. For 12 minutes, customers can ride the Times Squar

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Colombia begins vaccinating youths against COVID-19

02:13 In Colombia,the country is pushing forward in its effort to achieve herd immunity in the fight against COVID-19.More than a quarter of adults have received at least one vaccine do

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COVID-19 vaccines not harmful to people living with chronic illnesses

CFP Image Vaccination against COVID-19 does not threaten the lives of people living with chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension and cancer, Kenya's health ministry clarified on Wed

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San Francisco enacts strictest U.S. vaccination proof rule

02:44 For manySan Franciscobusinessesit’snowno vaccine, no service.The city has implemented the strictest vaccination proof requirement in the U.S.since last Friday.CGTN’s Mark Niu repo

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Number of fully vaccinated persons in Kenya nears 800,000 mark

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images via CFP) Th

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections surpass 230,000

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The number

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 212 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 212 million, with more than 4.4 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the latest:The Chines

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UK records another 32,253 coronavirus cases

Children run in front of the Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2021. /Xinhua Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronav

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Tuskegee Study contributes to vaccine hesitancy of Black Americans

02:32 African Americans are less likely than Whites or Hispanics in the U.S. to get a COVID-19 vaccine.Many issues contribute to this, including wariness of the U.S. healthcare system i

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COVID-19 infections show downward trend in DR Congo's capital

FILE PIC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupancy rates. /VCG The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupa

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Togo receives second batch of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PIC: Sinovac vaccines. /VCG Togo has received the second batch of Sinovac vaccines donated by China, as part of the cooperation between the two countries to fight against the upsurge of C

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U.S. coerces scientists, China's neighbors for COVID-19 origin probe

Desperate to pin the blame for the COVID-19 pandemic on China, the U.S. has resorted to inducement and coercion to produce a damning report regarding the coronavirus origins, the Global Times repo

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Britain records 37,314 more COVID infections and 114 deaths

FILE PIC: The United Kingdom has recorded 37,314 more COVID infections and 114 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /AFP The United Kingdom has recorded 37,314 mo

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Rio de Janeiro is biggest Delta variant hotspot in Brazil

02:17 Brazil isthird in the world with more than20millionrecorded coronavirus infectionsandsecondinfatalities, now above570,000.The countryis struggling with its vaccine rollout and bra

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 7.38 mln: Africa CDC

Kenyans queue to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Makongeni Estate in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. (Brian Inganga via CFP) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in A

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 7.31 mln: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Jabulani Mall Mobile Vaccination Site on July 06, 2021 in Soweto, South Africa. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images) The numb

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UK records highest daily coronavirus-related death toll since March

Passengers walk at Waterloo train station in London, Britain, on Aug. 5, 2021. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) Britain reported another 170 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fata