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J&J preparing to resume U.S. trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate 23 Oct 2020 - 11:33 pm
A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
AstraZeneca, Oxford allowed to resume COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S.: WSJ 23 Oct 2020 - 09:36 pm
A test tube labelled vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Ottawa buys 76 mn doses of first made-in-Canada Covid-19 vaccine 23 Oct 2020 - 08:59 pm
In this file photo taken on May 20, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives on Parliament Hill to attend a sitting of the Special Committee on the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ottawa, Canada. Trudeau announced a deal on October 23, 2020, to procure 7
More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in presidential election 23 Oct 2020 - 05:04 pm
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Debates over, Trump and Biden enter campaign's 11-day homestretch 23 Oct 2020 - 01:17 pm
TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 22, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University i
Trump calls India, China air 'filthy' 23 Oct 2020 - 12:13 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump reacts during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. / AFP / POOL / JIM BOURG
Russian hackers attack US state and local government networks, US government says 23 Oct 2020 - 12:24 am
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Gilead's remdesivir gets US FDA approval 22 Oct 2020 - 11:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Pe
Canada launches pilot program testing travelers to cut down on quarantine time 22 Oct 2020 - 11:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: A passengers wears a mask which is now mandatory as a
White House releases raw footage of Trump's '60 Minutes' interview 22 Oct 2020 - 09:44 pm
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US Postal Service has delivered more than 100 million ballots 22 Oct 2020 - 08:56 pm
Vehicles drive through to drop off their mail-in ballots at the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County in San Diego, California, U.S., October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Struggling Trump to go on offensive in final presidential debate 22 Oct 2020 - 08:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the environment during a campaign stop at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum in Jupiter, Florida, U.S., September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sscalates feud over Chinese backed vaccine 22 Oct 2020 - 07:25 pm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during an event to announce the clinical study of the use of Nitazoxanide in an early treatment against COVID-19 at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on October 19, 2020. / AFP / EVARISTO SA
Moderna completes enrollment in its large COVID-19 vaccine study 22 Oct 2020 - 04:52 pm
A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Mexico reaches water deal with US, avoiding bust-up 22 Oct 2020 - 04:41 pm
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In pitch for Biden, Obama urges voters to cast Trump out 22 Oct 2020 - 09:36 am
Former US President Barack Obama addresses Biden-Harris supporters during a drive-in rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 21, 2020.  AFP / Alex Edelman
Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies, trial to continue 22 Oct 2020 - 08:32 am
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
US intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to interfere in 2020 election 22 Oct 2020 - 08:18 am
The Great Seal of the United States is seen above the stage for the final presidential debate of the US 2020 presidential elections at Belmont University on October 21,2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. / AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI