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Virus vaccine will be ‘global public good’: top US official

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- If the United States is the first to develop…

US President Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement…

Canada stores start reopening after COVID-19 lockdown

by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- In Ottawa's ByWard Market neighborhood, shopkeepers were busy readying for…

US drugmaker reports promising early results from COVID-19 vaccine test

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna reported promising early results on…

US tops 90,000 coronavirus deaths, 1.5 million cases

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million…

JUST IN: US firm announces ‘positive interim’ phase 1 results for virus vaccine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna reported "positive interim" results on Monday in the first clinical tests…

New York governor takes virus test on live TV

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday took a coronavirus test during his televised…

US records 820 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP )-- The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours,…

Member of Canada air force aerobatics team dies in plane crash

TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- One member of Canada's Snowbirds, an elite air force aerobatics team, died and another was injured…

Magnitude 6.4 quake hits desert area on Nevada-California border followed by several aftershocks

    A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Friday, May 15, in a sparsely populated desert area on the border between…

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