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WHO Team Probing COVID-19 Visits Wuhan Lab, Meets “Bat Woman”
WHO has said its members would be limited to visits organised by their Chinese hosts. Wuhan, China: A team of…
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Coronavirus: WHO urges health authorities to understand the long-term consequences of COVID-19 – Trendy Cow
With a surge in the number of long COVID cases and the implication of the ever-expanding list of lingering symptoms…
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Covid’s Long-Term Impact Should Be “Clear Priority” For Authorities: WHO
WHO’s European branch said that patients experiencing post-Covid symptoms needed to be listened. Copenhagen, Denmark: A senior World Health Organization…
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WHO Agrees Compensation Fund For Serious COVAX Vaccine Side Effects
The WHO-agreed plan, which has been under discussion for several months (File) London: The World Health Organization has agreed a…
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Biden Rolling Out Plan for $4 Billion Global Vaccine Effort
Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of…
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US To Pay $200 Million In WHO Obligations: Antony Blinken
“This is a key step forward in fulfilling our financial obligations as a WHO member,” Antony Blinken said United Nations,…
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China Refused To Provide Raw Data On Early Covid Cases: WHO Team Member
A summary of the team’s findings could be released as early as next week. Shanghai: China refused to give raw…
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WHO Slams Critics Of COVID-19 Origins Probe
WHO says visit will be tightly tethered to science of how virus jumped from animals to humans. Geneva, Switzerland: The…
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Alexei Navalny, WHO And Thunberg Among Nominees For Nobel Peace Prize
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Oslo: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the…
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IOC wants ‘safe and secure’ Tokyo Games, outlines vaccine stance | Tokyo Olympics News – Trendy Cow
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it was determined “safe and secure” Tokyo Games would go ahead and…
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China for resolving disputes through dialogue; don’t bully weak by showing off muscles: Xi Jinping – Trendy Cow
NEW DELHI/DAVOS: Committing to bridge differences by dialogue and resolve disputes through negotiations with other countries, Chinese President XiJinping on…
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New Zealand’s new Covid-19 case is South African variant – Trendy Cow
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has been identified as the…
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Wuhan marks a year since Covid lockdown as others scramble – Trendy Cow
WUHAN: The Chinese city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown Saturday, while…
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Covid-19: Pride and caution in Wuhan on lockdown anniversary – Trendy Cow
WUHAN: Exactly one year after it thrust the word “lockdown” into the global conversation, Wuhan passed the anniversary with a…
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Fauci Lays Out Biden’s Support for WHO After Trump Criticism
President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser on COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Thursday announced renewed U.S. support for the World…
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“Do Not Panic, You Will Get A Vaccine,” Says WHO
WHO’s assistant director-general said that around 50 countries have started vaccination campaigns Geneva: Nobody should panic about getting access to…
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China triumphant one year after Wuhan lockdown – Trendy Cow
WUHAN: “People Supremacy, Life Supremacy” reads the sign at a Wuhan exhibition, where visitors are greeted by a paean to…
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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO – Trendy Cow
GENEVA: The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10…
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China’s Covid outbreak worst since March 2020 – Trendy Cow
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China is battling the worst outbreak of Covid-19 since March 2020, with one province posting a record daily rise…
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World facing ‘catastrophic’ moral failure on vaccines: WHO chief – Trendy Cow
GENEVA: The world is on the “brink of a catastrophic moral failure” if rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccine doses while…
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Nepal reports 3 cases of coronavirus UK variant – Trendy Cow
KATHMANDU: Nepal has confirmed three cases of a new coronavirus strain, which was detected in the UK late last year,…
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WHO Stops Short Of Advising Proof Of COVID-19 Shots For Travel
WHO had said it wanted vaccination under way in every country within the next 100 days. (File) Geneva: The World…
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Japan’s new virus emergency met with public indifference – Trendy Cow
TOKYO: Japan’s expanded state of emergency went into effect Thursday as the government seeks to stop a surge of new…
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WHO convenes emergency committee early over coronavirus variants – Trendy Cow
GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will meet two weeks early on Thursday to discuss the new coronavirus variants…
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Covid-19: China denies entry to two WHO team members after tests, WSJ says – Trendy Cow
BEIJING: China denied entry to two members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus…
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Second year of Covid-19 pandemic could tougher than the first: WHO – Trendy Cow
GENEVA: The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is…
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Covid-19: China reports first virus death in eight months – Trendy Cow
BEIJING: China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday — its first in eight months — as the country battles…
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‘Raped twice’: Pakistan virginity tests block justice for victims – Trendy Cow
LAHORE: Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to…
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China says WHO team will fly from Singapore to Wuhan on Jan 14 – Trendy Cow
BEIJING: A World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts investigating the origin of the novel coronavirus will arrive in…
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Not Looking For Someone To “Blame”, Says WHO Ahead Of Covid Probe In China
Ten international experts will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of the new coronavirus. Geneva: The World Health…
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Taiwan’s new passport hopes to banish confusion with China – Trendy Cow
TAIPEI: Taiwan rolled out a newly redesigned passport on Monday that gives greater prominence to the island’s day-to-day name, aiming…
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Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid tight security – Trendy Cow
ISLAMABAD: Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight…
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A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle – Trendy Cow
WUHAN: It is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the…
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WHO blames spiked Italy report on error, ‘overlooked’ rule – Trendy Cow
ROME: The World Health Organization denied Thursday that Italian officials pressured it to spike a report into Italy’s coronavirus response…
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WHO Virus Mission Blunted As China Refuses Team Entry
US President Donald Trump called the pandemic the “China virus”. Beijing, China: An expert mission to China to probe the…
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25 days that changed the world: How Covid-19 slipped China’s grasp – Trendy Cow
BEIJING: The most famous doctor in China was on an urgent mission. Celebrated as the hero who helped uncover the…
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Who is Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist jailed for Covid reporting? – Trendy Cow
NEW DELHI: A Chinese court on Monday sentenced citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for four years for “picking quarrels and provoking…
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Pandemic Severe, But “Not Necessarily The Big One”: WHO
“This pandemic has been very severe,” WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan acknowledged. Geneva, Switzerland: The novel coronavirus has had a…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Will Not Be The Last: WHO Chief
The WHO director-general said it was time to learn the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. Geneva, Switzerland: The coronavirus crisis…
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Technology
WHO Launches COVID-19 Updates App for Smartphone Users
World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a mobile app to provide latest COVID-19 guidance and updates. Titled WHO COVID-19 Updates,…
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WHO Europe Urges Stronger Action To Contain New Virus Strain
Outside Britain, nine cases of the new strain have been reported in Denmark. (File) Copenhagen, Denmark: The World Health Organization…
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Sports
Overcoming war and disability: Yemen’s women basketball players hit the court | More sports News – Trendy Cow
SANAA: In Yemen’s capital Sanaa, women in long-sleeved athletics shirts raced down a basketball court in wheelchairs, dribbling and passing…
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Sanofi/GSK announce delay in Covid-19 vaccine project – Trendy Cow
PARIS: An experimental Covid -19 vaccine developed by Sanofi and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline showed an insufficient immune response in clinical trial…
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