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False sense of security on jabs as Europe again COVID epicenter: WHO

Europe is once again the epicentre of the COVID-19 amid a "false sense of security" over the protection offered by vaccines, and "no country is out of the woods", World

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US to allow visa-free travel for visitors from Croatia

The U.S. government said Tuesday that Croatia would soon join the countries whose people can visit without a visa in a sign of closer economic and security ties.The Sta

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China urges for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

A vaccination center in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2021. /CFP A senior Chinese diplomat has urged all countries, in the spirit of solidarity and international cooperation, to translate their

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Wang Yi: BRICS should work together to advance global COVID-19 fight

02:22 BRICS countries should work together to advance the global cooperation and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed at th

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Kenyatta urges African unity beyond COVID-19

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. /VCG Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday called upon African countries to work together beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to handle any crises that may arise

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Pipeline shutdown sparks fear of US gasoline shortage

FILE PHOTO: Fears the shutdown of a major fuel pipeline would cause a gasoline shortage led to some panic buying and prompted US regulators on Tuesday to temporarily suspend clean fuel requiremen

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U.S. waives clean fuel rules for areas hit by pipeline shutdown

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued an emergency fuel waiver to alleviate fuel shortages in three Eastern states and the nation's capital caused by a cyberattack shutting dow

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Putin backs Russia waiving patents on its COVID vaccines

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he supported the idea of a waiver on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines as Russia registered its fourth virus jab called Sputnik Light.

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Biden 'plans to back' WTO IP waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to back a World Trade Organization waiver for vaccine intellectual property (IP) to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine

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Live updates: India's COVID-19 tally passes 20 million

SummaryThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 154 million, with more than 3.2 million deaths and over 91 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins Un

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,560,728 as deaths hit 121,828

FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws a vaccine dose on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images) The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,560,728 on Saturday as

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Thailand approves quarantine waiver for tourists, orders more vaccines

Thai authorities on Friday agreed to allow foreigners inoculated against the coronavirus to travel to its biggest holiday island without undergoing quarantine, and anno

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House and Senate approve waiver for Lloyd Austin to head Pentagon

The House of Representatives and Senate approved a waiver on Thursday allowing Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, to hold the civilian post of defense secretary, cle

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Singapore unveils $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat virus

People wear face masks during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore, April 3, 2020. /Reuters Singapore announced 5.1 billion Singapore dollars (3.55 billion U.S. dollars)

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Substack offers $100K in grants for independent writers

Substack is taking several steps to support the writers and publications using its newsletter platform.After all, just as writers and newsrooms are starting to build real businesses on Substack, the C

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AU to establish continental anti-COVID-19 fund

The Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government has decided to establish a continental anti-COVID-19 fund to be used in the battle against the novel coronaviru

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Kenya turns to its mobile-money dominance to stem the spread of COVID-19

Kenya’s largest teleco, Safaricom, will implement a fee-waiver on East Africa’s leading mobile-money product, M-Pesa, to reduce the physical exchange of currency in response to the COVID