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We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope 17 Nov 2020 - 08:35 am
Researchers work in a lab run by Moderna Inc, who said November 16, 2020 that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, in an undated photograph. Moderna Inc/Handout via REU
Germany's Merkel pushes stricter COVID measures, states want to wait and see 16 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask before leaving after a news conference on the coronavirus following video consultations with the premiers of Germany's 16 federal states at Chancellery in Berlin on November 16, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Od
US logs 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, deaths up 12% 16 Nov 2020 - 11:00 pm
People wait in line to be tested at a coronavirus test site in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 2020. The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, the same day that Pf
WHO hails 'encouraging' virus vaccine news 16 Nov 2020 - 10:56 pm
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Italy calls in warzone doctor to sort out Calabria COVID-19 health crisis 16 Nov 2020 - 09:52 pm
A view shows the Fountain of Neptune as the region of Campania becomes a 'red zone', as part of tougher measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Naples, Italy November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Life and livelihoods go together in fighting COVID-19, says WHO 16 Nov 2020 - 08:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2020. Christopher Black
Travel restrictions challenge vaccine rollout, airlines warn 16 Nov 2020 - 07:41 pm
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EU eyes COVID vaccine deal with Moderna at less than $25 per dose, says source 16 Nov 2020 - 07:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Moderna's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
65 virus cases, with 1 cluster, in WHO Geneva staff: Email 16 Nov 2020 - 07:20 pm
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Where social distancing comes naturally: Finland keeps coronavirus in check 16 Nov 2020 - 04:40 pm
View of the Hakaniemi Sunday market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Helsinki, Finland November 1, 2020. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander via REUTERS
Moscow turns ice rink into hospital as Russia's COVID-19 cases hit record 16 Nov 2020 - 01:46 pm
A general view of treatment blocks at a temporary hospital in the Krylatskoye Ice Palace, where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Moscow, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim She
UK PM Johnson says he is well and will govern by Zoom after COVID-19 contact 16 Nov 2020 - 11:47 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken n November 10, 2020, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at Downing Street in London after chairing the weekly cabinet meeting held at the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. AFP / Justin T
J&J starts two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 16 Nov 2020 - 11:43 am
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Britain expects to roll out Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before Christmas 16 Nov 2020 - 11:09 am
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Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking tool 16 Nov 2020 - 09:10 am
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British PM Johnson is self-isolating after COVID-19 contact 15 Nov 2020 - 11:58 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 23, 2019 new Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Boris Johnson arrives at the Conservative party headquarters in central London. On July 23, 2019, party members choose Brexit figurehead Boris John
Sanofi says its vaccine won't need supercooling 15 Nov 2020 - 11:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Sanofi logo is seen during the company's annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Coronavirus emerged in Italy earlier than thought, Italian study shows 15 Nov 2020 - 08:34 pm
People wearing protective masks walk along the principal shopping street of Via del Corso, as the number of people infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to rise, in Rome, Italy, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli