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Saudi Aramco Q2 profits bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

Energy giant Saudi Aramco's second quarter profits for 2021 have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels due to higher oil prices, nearly quadrupling compared to the same p

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Fauci hopes FDA will begin giving full approval to COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. /VCG The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert Dr. Antony Fauci on Sunday said h

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Pressure on the unvaccinated increases as U.S. COVID-19 cases surge

02:37 The latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States has been called“a pandemic of theunvaccinated.”The vast majority of people in hospitals and dying of COVID-19 areu

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Botswana set to receive over 38,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Botswana is set to received 38,400 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, the government announced on Thursday.The Southern African country launched its m

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Beihai Park comes alive with blooming lotus plants

Beihai Park in central Beijing has embraced a big wave of lotus blossom as the city enters mid-summer. The extending lotus leaves dotted with blooming flowers cover alm

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Botswana set to receive over 38,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccines will be given as second doses to those who had received their first shots. /CFP Image Botswana is set to received 38,400 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, the g

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Africa reports highest COVID-19 weekly death toll

Africa's COVID-19 vaccination drive has lagged behind other regions as the continent struggles to obtain the vital jabs. (Photo by Nicolas Fauque / Images de Tunisie / ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via CF

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IPPPR: Wealthy nations "far from targets" on COVID jab donations

A local resident receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on a mobile vaccination bus on Carey Island of Selangor State, Malaysia, July 25, 2021. /Xinhua Wealthy countries have not done enough to t

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Zambia to reopen schools for examination classes as COVID cases reduce

FILE PIC: Pupils going to school in Zambia. /Xinhua The Zambian government on Monday said it will reopen schools for examination classes following a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the southern

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South Korean leaders apologize for navy ship COVID-19 outbreak

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum speaks to reporters as he arrives at the government complex in Seoul. /AFP South Korea's prime minister and defense minister apologized as hundreds of

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What's driving Mexico's third wave of COVID-19?

03:38 Mexico is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections. As cases continue to climb, unvaccinated young people are being seen as the driving force behind the spread of the viru

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Surfing rides the waves to become full Olympic sport

02:49 The COVID-19 pandemic delayed Tokyo Olympics officially begin this week.Five new sports are set to make their debuts.As CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports, one of the five is hoping to

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Support rate for Suga's cabinet hits all-time low ahead of Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2021. /Reuters The support rate for Japanese Prime

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Mexico enters 3rd COVID-19 wave

02:33 Mexico is nowexperiencinga third wave of COVID-19 infections. Ascasesclimb, it’s unvaccinated young people that are being seen as the driving force behind the worsening spread of

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Unybrands brings in $300M to acquire more e-commerce businesses

Unybrands is the latest e-commerce aggregator to pick up a significant investment, this time closing $300 million in growth capital from Crayhill Capital Management.The Miami-based company, which crea

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Teardrop-shaped star to explode in supernova

The star's unusual shape is caused by a nearby white dwarf distorting the ball of burning gas with its intense gravity.

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Indian PM cautions against 3rd wave of COVID-19 as religious pilgrimage allowed

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday cautioned against callousness regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a day after an annual mass religious pilgrimage is officially