Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for…
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North America
US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being…
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Florida surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the southeastern US, has surpassed half…
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US announces ‘highest level’ visit in decades to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday announced its "highest level" visit in decades to Taiwan, a move…
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Ammonium nitrate: fertilizer behind many industrial accidents
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said was the cause of the Beirut blast, is…
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US adds 1,300 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according…
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Storm Isaias pounds US East Coast, one killed in New York
by Peter HUTCHISON NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Tropical storm Isaias pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving rain…
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Australian PM: no evidence of TikTok misusing data
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday there was no evidence that Chinese-owned TikTok had…
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US tests intercontinental ballistic missile
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday successfully tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)…
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Novavax reports promising early trial results of COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech company Novavax on Tuesday announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine elicited a robust immune…
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