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Covid-19 kills daily record 3,580 in US as second vaccine nears approval

US coronavirus deaths soared to a daily record of 3,580 and hospitalizations rose for the 19th straight day on Wednesday, ramping up the stakes as regulators on Thursday considered whether to approve a second Covid-19 vaccine. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/38600ra

Putin denies involvement in Navalny's poisoning

Speaking via video call during an annual marathon news conference, the Russian leader countered the accusations by saying that if the Kremlin wanted to poison Navalny it would have pressed the attack home. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mqfjQD

BioNTech says 140,000 vaccinated in Britain so far

Britain was the first to approve the shot for emergency use on Dec. 3, followed by Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The German biotech firm's Chief Executive Ugur Sahin said in the call that he was confident that normal life could resume by next winter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WqfnW0

Another casualty of 2020: The magic of the snow day

Covid-19 has robbed a lot from children in 2020, and in many school districts in northern climes it is now stealing the magic of the snow day — waking up to find that school has been canceled and the day will be filled with snowballs and snow angels. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/37p4pX8

French Prez Macron tests positive for Covid-19

PARIS: French President Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced. It said the president took a test as soon as the first symptoms appeared. The statement said that he would isolate himself for seven days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r7Hes6

Vaccination in Asia-Pacific expected mid or late 2021: WHO

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NZ to start mass vaccination against Covid in 2021

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US Presidential inauguration to be a low-key affair with restricted attendance: Organisers

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China expanding role in South Asia: US think tank

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From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring?

From the quickfire collapse of seemingly invincible regimes to the rise and fall of a jihadist caliphate in its heart, the Middle East hurtled through the 21st century's second decade in a state of relentless upheaval. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34k9uhr

China expanding role in South Asia, region to be more contested in coming decades: US think tank

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US angling to secure more of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

Health and human services secretary Alex Azar and special adviser Dr Moncef Slaoui also told reporters on Wednesday that Pfizer had been unable to commit to a firm delivery date. Azar called that "the core issue." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3mr94w7

China welcomes WHO-led trip to investigate Covid

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US sets 24-hour record with over 3,700 Covid deaths, 250,000 new cases

The country has seen a spectacular spike in Covid infections for more than a month now, with some 113,000 people currently hospitalized due to the virus, also a new record, according to data from the department of health and human services. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2LJmMhf

Biden to get Covid-19 vaccine next week, Pence to receive it Friday

President-elect Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday, as US authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2IUJrWH