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Phase 3 trials begin for Novavax vaccine in US, Mexico
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate from American biotech company Novavax have begun in the United States and Mexico, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced…
UK virus strain has been in Germany since November
BERLIN (AFP) - The new coronavirus strain sweeping Britain has been in Germany since November, health officials said Tuesday, after detecting the variant in a patient who died in the north of the country.
Researchers were "able to…
India finds six cases of coronavirus variant as daily infections drop
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has found six people who returned from Britain in recent weeks with a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus that has prompted border closures around the world, even as its daily increase in cases fell…
Trump will be gone, but trauma of 2020 may haunt Biden
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Covid and a traumatic presidential election left the US reeling in 2020, but even with Donald Trump gone and Joe Biden promising to heal the nation there’ll be no quick return to normal in 2021.
For many in the…
Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years for Wuhan virus reporting
SHANGHAI (AFP) - A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said Monday, almost a year after details of an "unknown viral pneumonia"…
US surpasses 19 mn Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States surpassed 19 million coronavirus cases Sunday, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, adding one million new cases in less than a week.
The US recorded 165,151 new cases in 24 hours at 8:30…
Saudi suspends passenger flights by at least one week
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has extended its suspension of commercial passenger flights by at least one week and possibly two amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus.
Saudi Arabi will however allow flights in "exceptional…
Azerbaijan says one soldier dead in Armenian ambush
BAKU (AFP) - Azerbaijan said Monday that one of its soldiers was killed during a skirmish with Armenian separatists, in an apparent escalation of hostilities underminding a recent Russian-brokered ceasefire.
The defence ministry said…
Central African Republic votes under threat of violence
BANGUI (Reuters) - Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the government tries to hold off a rebel advance.
Militias hostile to…
Netanyahu invites Moroccan king to visit Israel: statement
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Morocco s King Mohammed VI held a telephone conversation during which the Israeli premier invited the king for a visit, Netanyahu s office said Friday.
The phone call comes three…