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Georgia State researchers say oral antiviral stopped spread of coronavirus in animal study
Date: 2020-12-08 06:58:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8703490
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - An experimental antiviral drug originally developed to treat influenza is being repurposed to try to fight the novel coronavirus, Fox 5 reported on its website. Professor Richard Plemper led a team at Georgia State ....
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Biden picks retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be his secretary of defense
Date: 2020-12-08 06:37:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8703458
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - US President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, CNN reported Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the ....
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Canada to get first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses before end of December
Date: 2020-12-08 05:53:42 GMT - Canada - World - SN:6 - ID:8703415
OTTAWA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Canada’s first vaccinations against COVID-19 could begin happening as early as next week, pending Health Canada approval, CTV News reported Tuesday. Canada will be receiving an initial batch of up to 249,000 doses of ....
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Georgia secretary of state recertifies election results after recount
Date: 2020-12-07 22:36:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8703374
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger recertified the results of the state’s presidential election on Monday after a recount completed last week reaffirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, The Hill ....
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US adds senior Chinese lawmakers to Hong Kong sanctions blacklist
Date: 2020-12-07 22:15:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:8703350
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – The Trump administration added more than a dozen senior Chinese Communist Party officials to its sanctions blacklist on Monday for actions the US says undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy, The Wall Street Journal ....
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EU, US rejects result of disputed Venezuela Congress Election
Date: 2020-12-07 21:51:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8703345
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (MENA) - The US and the EU slammed Venezuela's parliamentary election. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "The United States will continue to recognize Interim President Guaidó and the legitimate National ....
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Thousands of Londoners to get Covid vaccine by end of week as jab roll-out begins: paper
Date: 2020-12-07 21:23:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:8703334
LONDON, Dec 7 (MENA) - About 7,000 Londoners most at risk from Covid-19 are due to be vaccinated this week as the capital’s hospitals offer the jab from tomorrow, the Evening Standard newspaper reported Monday. People who are aged 80 and older ....
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WHO: Health workers, aged people top priority for vaccination
Date: 2020-12-07 21:11:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:8703326
GENEVA, Dec 7 (MENA) - World Health Organiztion Secretary General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said vaccinating health workers who are at high risk of infection will help to protect them and the health system. Addressing a press conference on ....
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New York governor orders hospitals to increase bed capacity by 25 pct
Date: 2020-12-07 20:47:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:8703325
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered hospitals to increase bed capacity by 25%, WGRZ channel reported. Cuomo announced that the state's Health Department is ordering hospitals across the state to increase ....
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Turkey releases two Russian television journalists after arrests
Date: 2020-12-07 19:17:47 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:55 - ID:8703267
ANKARA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Turkey has released two Russian journalists, who were arrested last week on suspicion of filming a drone factory without authorisation, Euronews reported. A court in Istanbul ordered the release of Alexei Petrushko and ....
