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U.S. seizes Iranian news sites under unclear circumstances
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AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, ...Philippines’ Duterte warns he’ll jail people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine
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Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his first news ...Tokyo Olympics to allow up to 10,000 local fans for each event
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AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Union had lost a legal case against the pharmaceutical firm over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, ...