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France will not 'sacrifice' its fishermen in Brexit deal: minister

Negotiations between Britain and the European Union over a post-Brexit trade deal are complex and France will oppose any pact that "sacrifices" its fishermen, French European Affairs Minister Clem

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Brazil to offer COVID-19 vaccine free to all, says president

Brazil's Sao Paulo state governor Joao Doria holds a box of China's CoronaVac vaccine near a refrigerated container as it arrived at Sao Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, Brazil, November

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Sinovac secures $515m funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production

A display shows packages of the vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 by Sinovac Biotech in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. /Reuters China's Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding

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Health Chief sees Vaccine for all Americans by Second quarter 2021

All Americans who want to get a coronavirus vaccine should be able to do so by the second quarter of 2021, according to Health and Human Services official Alex Azar. /AFP All Americans who wan

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World leaders working to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone

01:57 With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the United Nations is working with countries and vaccine developers to ensure that doses reach everyone in need, especially in vulnerable p

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Mozambican government to acquire 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

VCG Image The Mozambican government has a plan for the acquisition, monitoring and administration of six million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 20 percent of the population, the country's Minis

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French government to offer COVID-19 vaccine to citizens for free

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Jean Castex at a past function in Paris, France, on July 3, 2020. /Xinhua The COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all French citizens, Prime Minister Jean Caste

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WHO chief hails "incredible" development, approval of COVID-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom has hailed as "incredible" the deve

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UN urges involvement of persons with disabilities in recovery efforts

FILE PHOTO: Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks during an interview in New York, May 10, 2018. /VCG Photo Persons living with disabilities are among the worst

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Chinese COVID-19 vaccine 'shows no serious side effects' in Turkey

A Turkish volunteer is getting injected with a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine. /Hurriyet Daily News Volunteers given a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate in clinical trials have reported no major si

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China says it can't verify claim that Kim Jong Un was given Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday responded to report that Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and his family had been gi

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China says can't verify claim that Kim Jong Un given COVID-19 vaccine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday responded to a media report that Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),and his family had been given a Chinese COVID-19 v

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UK records another 12,330 coronavirus cases with 205 deaths

People wait at Waterloo Station in the evening rush hour in London, Britain, on Nov. 23, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) Another 12,330 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19,

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UK regulator set to approve COVID-19 vaccine next week

The United Kingdom is scheduled to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc next week and deliveries would begin within hours of the authorisation, the Financial Times

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Coronavirus: Iran health ministry reports slowing of infections

Iran's Health Ministry on Saturday reported a slump in coronavirus infections, saying that 89 of 160 cities were out of the designated high risk category. /VCG Iran's Health Ministry on Saturd

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Vaccine news give hope to treatment in hospitals in Chicago

02:36 Now to the latest part in our week-long series, a "Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic."The news that various COVID-19 vaccines appear viable offers hope that thep

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Tedros: "Prioritize older persons in COVID-19 vaccine distribution"

VCG Image Older persons and those living in care homes should be prioritized when COVID-19 vaccines become available, according to the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom