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Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, seeks approval in China
A vaccine developed by a unit of China National Biotec Group (CNBG) is 79.34% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 and the ...UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as ...Argentina begins COVID vaccination drive with Russia’s Sputnik V
Argentina began to vaccinate its citizens against the coronavirus on Tuesday using 300,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine delivered last ...Powerful quake tears down buildings in central Croatia
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake tore down buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, striking near the town of Petrinja where rescue teams ...Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail
Russia’s prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report ...Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit
While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one ...India’s Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days
The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian ...Approval of Oxford/AstraZeneca could relax restrictions
British regulatory approval of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca could accelerate the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, cabinet ...Azerbaijan reports attack on its troops in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Monday its army units have been attacked by “an illegal Armenian armed group” in Nagorno-Karabakh, killing one Azerbaijani ...Saudi court jails women’s rights activist for more than five years
A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, her family ...














