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Donald Trump Claims He Will Probably Give Republican Nomination Speech From White House

The President cited the security costs of his travel and a convention speech and stated that holding it at the White House will be the least expensive from the country's standpoint

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

US Is Going to Pay Over $1 billion for 100 million Doses of Johnson & Johnson's Coronavirus vaccine

The U.S. government might also purchase an additional 200 million doses under a subsequent agreement, as per reports

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Facebook Launches TikTok-Like Feature in Instagram

The launch of the Reels escalates a bruising fight between Facebook and TikTok, with each taking the other as a threat

Aug 5, 2020

Facebook

Latin America Now Has the Highest Coronavirus Death Toll in the World

Brazil, the Latin American nation most affected by the COVID-19, has now recorded a total of 95,819 deaths as of Tuesday

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

'Do you really need to party?' WHO Asks the World's Youth as Coronavirus Cases Rise

In Geneva, where the global U.N. health body is based, cabarets and clubs were closed last week after evidence that nearly half of new COVID-19 cases were coming from there

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Canada Is Going to Make Announcement on the Next Steps in Procuring Vaccines

There are no approved vaccines for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, but around 19 vaccines are being trialed in humans around the world

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Scotland Closes Pubs and Restaurants in Aberdeen for Containing Spread of Coronavirus

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 18.5 million people worldwide

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Greek PM Warns Over Rise in Coronavirus Cases, Says New Curbs Possible

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of over 700,000 people worldwide

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

BioNTech, Fosun Launch Another Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting people in more than 170 nations

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Beirut Reels From Massive Blast as Death Toll Climbs to At Least 100

President Michel Aoun mentioned that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilizers and bombs, had been stored for 6 years at the port without safety measures

Aug 5, 2020

US Health Chief Is Going to be Highest-Ranking Official in Decades to Visit Taiwan

During his visit, Azar is expected to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry mentioned, which may infuriate China further

Aug 5, 2020

Iran Executes Man Convicted for the Killing of Elite Soldier in 2017 Unrest

In June, Iran's judiciary mentioned it had sentenced to death Ruhollah Zam for allegedly triggering the late 2017 riots on social media

Aug 5, 2020

Rafael Nadal Is Going to Skip the US Open due to Coronavirus Concerns

Swiss Roger Federer, a five-time U.S. Open champion, will also not take part after the 38-year-old was forced to undergo knee surgery in June that prematurely ended his 2020 season

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Uganda's Strict Approach Contains Coronavirus Even as Africa Nears 1 Million Cases

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of over 700,000 people globally

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Czech Republic Confirms Biggest Daily Rise in Coronavirus Cases Since End-June

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 18.5 million people worldwide

Aug 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Contents of Former UK Minister's Personal Email Account Stolen By Suspected Russian hackers: Sources

According to sources, the contents that the hackers are said to have accessed could number thousands of documents and emails

Aug 4, 2020

UK Risks Second Wave of COVID-19, Two Times Bigger Without Improved Testing: Study

The study modeled the consequences of reopening schools either on a part-time or full-time basis to arrive at the conclusion

Aug 4, 2020

Spanish World Cup Winner Iker Casillas Announces Retirement From Professional Football

The goalkeeper was given a role on Porto's technical staff at the beginning of last season and was included in the first-team squad

Aug 4, 2020

Clorox Lacks Enough Stock of Disinfecting Wipes Until 2021, Says CEO

Benno Dorer, CEO of Clorox, had said in May that the company expected to see shelves stocked with wipes by summer this year

Aug 4, 2020

China Vows to Retaliate if US Subjects Chinese Journalists to 'Hostile Action'

During a daily briefing, China's foreign ministry spokesman told reporters that Chinese journalists currently in the US had not been granted an extension of their visas

Aug 4, 2020

Coronavirus

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