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Trump says he’s nixing plan for early vaccine at White House
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19, while public distribution ...Singapore approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, expects first shots by year-end
Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s novel coronavirus vaccine and expects delivery of the first shots by the end of December, Prime Minister Lee ...British PM Johnson: We’re very far apart on Brexit trade deal
Britain and the European Union are very far apart on key issues in Brexit trade talks so people should be prepared for ...UN fears for Eritrean refugees caught in Ethiopia conflict
The United Nations and rights groups have expressed growing alarm over the plight of Eritrean refugees caught in the conflict in Ethiopia, ...Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, was executed on Saturday, Iran’s state ...US approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as millions of doses begin shipping
The United States said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, ...Israel and Morocco agree to normalise relations in latest Trump-brokered deal
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Morocco is now the fourth Arab state this year to recognize Israel in a diplomatic ...Turkey condemns seizure of vessel by east Libyan forces
Turkey on Tuesday condemned the interception of one of its ships by eastern-based Libyan forces in the Mediterranean, saying it must be ...Mount Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height
The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount ...Pfizer coronavirus vaccine data gets positive review from U.S. regulators
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a positively-worded briefing document Tuesday that said the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is safe and ...