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European Union urges Trump to rethink cutting funding to WHO
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The European Union on Saturday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to cut American funding for the World Health Organization amid global criticism of the move, as spiking infection rates in India and elsewhere served as...
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AstraZeneca secures orders for virus vaccine under testing
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Drug maker AstraZeneca said Thursday it had secured its first agreements for 400 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine it is testing, bolstered by an investment from the U.S. vaccine agency. The Anglo-Swedish company reported it had received more than...
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China announces $2 billion in virus help at WHO assembly
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China will provide $2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout from it, President Xi Jinping said Monday, rallying around the World Health Organization even as the United States has slashed funding for...
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COVID toes – Red, sore and sometimes itchy swellings possible rare virus signs
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Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in an unusual spot. Boston dermatologist Esther...
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Dentists re-open in France after two-month lockdown
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Anyone who suffered through France’s two-month lockdown with a toothache or other oral affliction of a non-emergency nature has a hope of licking the pain. Dental practices around the country are cautiously reopening and accepting appointments after the French government...
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Italy releases near-record number of people from hospitals
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Italy says a near-record 4,008 people were released from hospitals in the past day after testing negative for COVID-19 as the country continues its cautious reopening after a two-month national lockdown. Another 1,083 people tested positive, half of them in...
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U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of...
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Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study
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A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection. Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying or needing a breathing tube in a comparison that involved nearly 1,400...
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2 Russian doctors dead, 1 in ICU after mysterious accidents
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Two Russian doctors have died and one remains in the intensive care unit in serious condition after falling out of windows in hospitals under mysterious circumstances. The tragic incidents last week made national headlines, with media reports saying all three...
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COVID-19 vaccine hunt heats up globally, still no guarantee
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Hundreds of people are rolling up their sleeves in countries across the world to be injected with experimental vaccines that might stop COVID-19, spurring hope — maybe unrealistic — that an end to the pandemic may arrive sooner than...
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UK Joins US in Supporting Israel in the Israel-Palestine War
In a significant development, the UK has revealed plans to enter the Israel-Palestine conflict by conducting surveillance flights over...