AstraZeneca eyes over two billion doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine after deals
Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would now be able to supply more than two billion doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine, thanks to a...
GAVI alliance raises $2 billion to buy COVID-19 vaccines for poor
The GAVI vaccines alliance said on Thursday it had raised $2 billion from international donors for an Advanced Market Commitment to buy future COVID-19 vaccines...
U.S. jobless claims dip below 2 million, road to recovery rocky
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly high as...
Polish government wins confidence vote before presidential election
Poland’s nationalist government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday which it called to shore up its authority before a presidential election....
Portugal beach town which gained unwanted fame from McCann case also seeks closure
The disappearance of the little British girl Madeleine McCann has hung over the quiet beach town of Praia da Luz in Portugal’s southern Algarve like...
Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark Tiananmen
Police pepper-sprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy...
Global CO2 measurement hits record high in May despite pandemic
A key measure of carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record in May even as a global pandemic brought the world’s economies...
Trump, Johnson attend virtual vaccine summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a global vaccine summit on Thursday, urging nations to pledge funding for vaccinations against infectious diseases to help the...
Spain’s COVID-19 deaths at 27,133; cases at 240,660
Spain’s total death toll from the coronavirus reached 27,133 on Thursday, health ministry data showed, five more than reported on Wednesday....
Major flu, coronavirus activity could slam U.S. health system, top official says
Substantial activity from the novel coronavirus combined with a major flu season this fall could place a tremendous burden on the healthcare system, a top...