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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials resume in Brazil
Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the country’s health regulator ... -
WHO urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
Countries should join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly and efficiently ... -
ByteDance drops TikTok’s U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle – Sources
ByteDance has abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States to pursue a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it ... -
Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers in its latest job spree this year in the U.S
Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers – the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this ... -
COVID-19: Pandemic preparedness panel says world leaders failed to heed the warnings to take adequate action
A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world at risk” to a ... -
Joe Biden takes drugs to read speeches, Trump alleges
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed, without offering any proof, that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is taking performance-enhancing drugs for his public speeches. Trump ... -
WHO says $700 million raised so far for COVID-19 vaccines initiative for poor nations
International donors have raised $700 million – less than half the target – to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in a global ... -
China’s expanded export controls pose fresh challenge to global tech industry
The latest additions to China’s list of controlled technology exports could upset a broad range of industries and raise the possibility that some global ... -
Mali’s protest leader backs ECOWAS leaders on naming civilian President
Influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military junta on Wednesday to comply with demands from West African leaders to name a civilian ... -
WTO leadership race: U.S support for a particular candidate seen as critical
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) effort to select a leader entered a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries met with ...
