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South Africa putting vaccination with Astrazeneca on hold as study reveals low efficacy
MOSCOW: South Africa is halting its vaccination plans involving the AstraZeneca vaccine, because it appears to be highly ineffective against the South African coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik news agency. “From next week for the next four weeks we expect that
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Israel approves huge deal to buy US military equipment
JERUSALEM: Israel approved a plan late Sunday to strengthen its air forces with billions of dollars in US warplanes and advanced military equipment, Anadolu Agency reported. State-owned KAN TV reported the decision was made with three years of delay following a seven-hour-long
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UN High Court to hear Iran’s case against US sanctions
ANKARA: The UN’s high court said Wednesday it has the jurisdiction to rule on a bid by Iran to overturn US sanctions that were reinstated during former President Donald Trump’s administration. “The Court finds that it has jurisdiction — of
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WHO: Breast cancer now most commonly occurring cancer
GENEVA: Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease globally, Anadolu Agency reported a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said Tuesday. “The cancer burden is significant and increasing. In 2020, the number of people
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Scientists probe way to lessen COVID’s effect on elderly
SAMSUN: A group of Turkish scientists in the Black Sea province of Samsun finalised their research Tuesday on causes for the severity of COVID-19 in the elderly and patients with chronic illnesses, Anadolu Agency reported. Dr. Metin Ozgen and Dr. Demet
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EU jobless rate rises to 7.5 pct in December: Eurostat
BRUSSELS: Around 16 million people in the European Union (EU), of whom over 13 million are in the eurozone, were unemployed in December last year – a month-on-month increase of 67,000 in the EU and 55,000 in the eurozone, respectively, reported Xinhua
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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Myanmar
ANKARA: UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military seized power in the country, according to Anadolu Agency, citing a schedule shared Monday by the international body. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military declared a
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US: Biden signs orders to undo Trump’s health policies
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed Thursday two executive actions aimed at rolling back his predecessor’s healthcare legacy, and reversing “the damage” inflicted by former president Donald Trump, Anadolu Agency reported. Biden said Trump’s orders resulted in making healthcare “more inaccessible,
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Novavax vaccine over 89 pct effective in stage 3 trials
WASHINGTON: A coronavirus vaccine candidate from American pharmaceutical company Novavax is over 89 per cent effective in preventing people from contracting COVID-19, the drug maker announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. The Maryland-based company announced the results of its phase 3 trials
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EU may block Pfizer vaccine exports to UK to ensure stable supplies within bloc
MOSCOW: The European Union may block the exports of the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by Pfizer to the United Kingdom to retain stable vaccine supplies for its member states, reported Sputnik news agency. The European Union is studying an
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