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Trump lashes out at Congress for 'ridiculously low' COVID stimulus, demand
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Congress over the COVID-19 relief package calling it 'a disgrace' and called for an increase in the 'ridiculously low' stimulus cheques from USD 600 to USD 2,000.
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Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus strain
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the new mutated version of the virus that's recently been found in the United Kingdom and other countries, CNN reported.
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Indian community NGO distributes free food to needy in Myanmar amid COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 19 (ANI): An NGO formed by the Indian community is providing free food and medical aid to those affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar.
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HHS Secretary urges Americans to not lay guard down ahead of vaccine admin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Monday (local time) urged the public not to let their guard down against the COVID-19 disease.
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Pompeo urges countries to join US to hold China accountable for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) lambasted Beijing for covering up the Coronavirus outbreak in China saying that the US and the world is beginning to" build up its efforts to push back" and hold China accountable.
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Spain to provide tax-free COVID-19 vaccines and tests
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March 2021
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 8 (ANI) Pope Francis is set to travel to Iraq in March 2021, which would be his first outside Italy ever since the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vatican press office.
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S Korea to secure COVID-19 vaccines for 88 pc of population
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to secure COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers for 44 million people, or 88 per cent of the country's total population, the health ministry said Tuesday.
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US on track to begin immunisation against COVID-19 by late December-early
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Delaware [US], November 26 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said the US is on track to begin immunisation against the COVID-19 by late December-early January next year as there have been "significant record-breaking progress" in developing a vaccine.
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France registers 16,282 new COVID-19 cases, 381 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): France on Wednesday registered 16,282 new COVID-19 cases and 381 deaths in a 24-hour span, while pressure on the country's health services continued to ease, health authorities said.
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Let's be thankful for democracy this season: Biden on Thanksgiving
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Delaware [US], November 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with over 12.6 million cases and over 260,000 deaths in the US, which continues to be the worst-affected country, President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said that there "is much to be thankful for... hope for"
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UK govt, social media networks agree measures to tackle COVID-19 vaccine d
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government and leading social media platforms have agreed on a set of new measures to tackle the spread of disinformation and misinformation related to vaccines against COVID-19, according to a joint press release published by the Department for
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