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Pfizer begins testing oral pill to treat Covid
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has begun Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel oral antiviral drug for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
YouTube says won't remove livestreamed US mass shooting video
Despite facing criticism, Google-owned YouTube has said it will not remove a controversial livestreamed video of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado...
Macron highlights importance of Covid vax amid rising cases
French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed on the importance of vaccination as the country's Covid-19 cases kept rising.
Brazil's ex-president Lula denied fair trial: SC
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court has ruled that ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was denied a fair trial when convicted of corruption in 2018 and...
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first deaths linked to wild weather in recent days that...
Cuba to vaccinate over half population against Covid by Aug
With homegrown Covid-19 vaccines, Cuba expects to immunize over 50 per cent of its population by August, a senior official has said.
UAE finance minister and Dubai deputy ruler, Sheikh Hamdan, dies
The United Arab Emirates finance minister and the deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died, Dubai’s ruler...
N.Korea slams EU for human rights sanctions
North Korea has condemned the European Union (EU) for including it in the targets of "human rights sanctions" under the pretext of "countering global...