World
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International
6/19/2022 5:23:49 PM
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive for COVID-19.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/18/2022 1:15:17 PM
The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/17/2022 6:30:29 PM
The World Health Organization on Friday called on all nations to invest more in mental health, saying "the suffering is enormous" and has been made worse by the COVID pandemic.
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Egypt
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Health
6/16/2022 9:47:42 PM
Egypt announced on Thursday that it is lifting all COVID-related entry restrictions for all travellers, whether Egyptian nationals or foreigners, according to a statement by the Cabinet.
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World
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International
6/16/2022 10:05:13 AM
North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, saying leader Kim Jong Un has donated his private medicines to those stricken with the new disease.
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World
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International
6/15/2022 10:57:02 PM
A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
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World
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International
6/15/2022 10:30:44 PM
Top scientist Anthony Fauci, the face of America's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, tested positive Wednesday for the virus on a rapid antigen test but is continuing to work from home while he recovers, the National Institutes of Health said.
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World
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International
6/14/2022 9:12:04 PM
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/14/2022 2:11:28 PM
Bedevilled by high fuel and fertiliser costs, along with a labour crisis driven by Covid-19 restrictions, China risks a smaller autumn harvest that could supercharge demand for commodities just as the world can afford it least.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 9:38:29 PM
President Joe Biden's top health official has again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after he came down with virus symptoms while on a trip to Germany.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 6:38:54 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and just days after he met in person with US President Joe Biden.
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World
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Region
6/13/2022 6:10:07 PM
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the lifting of precautionary measures against COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 2:53:05 PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies have pushed for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other ``unsound and non-revolutionary acts,`` state media reported Monday, as Kim seeks greater internal unity to overcome a COVID-19 outbreak and economic difficulties.
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World
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International
6/12/2022 2:57:14 PM
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
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World
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International
6/11/2022 5:14:21 PM
Long-sought WTO agreements on fisheries subsidies and a Covid vaccine patent waiver moved a step closer to completion Saturday after negotiators finalised texts for ministerial review, but significant obstacles remained in hammering out a final deal.
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World
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International
6/11/2022 1:21:42 PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he described as an aggravating security environment while outside governments monitor signs of a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test explosion.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/10/2022 12:36:49 PM
Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending that a deeper probe is required into whether a lab accident may be to blame.
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World
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International
6/9/2022 9:45:12 AM
Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said, as the Chinese metropolis struggles to fully emerge from punishing curbs.
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World
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Region
6/9/2022 9:40:04 AM
New White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to a departing staffer in less than 24 hours when she quipped to reporters, ``I promise we will have a press shop.'' She added: "Not everyone is leaving.''
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World
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International
6/8/2022 8:17:34 PM
US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron, and sees the shot as its "lead candidate" for a booster this fall.
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