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US backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance 06 May 2021 - 02:33 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from...

GAVI welcomes Biden move on vaccines, urges U.S. manufacturers to transfer know-how 06 May 2021 - 10:33 am

Geneva: The GAVI vaccine alliance on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and also...

New York teams to give away tickets to fans who get vaccinated at their ballparks 05 May 2021 - 10:02 pm

NEW YORK: New York's Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and the Mets, will give free tickets to fans who get vaccinated for...

Alberta tightens rules as COVID cases surge, drops vaccine age to 12 05 May 2021 - 09:29 pm

CALGARY, Alberta: Alberta will become the first Canadian province to offer COVID-19 vaccines to everyone aged 12 and over from May 10, Premier...

Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for age 12 and older 05 May 2021 - 05:44 pm

TORONTO: Canada’s health regulator has authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada,...

Trump launches place to post ahead of Facebook board ruling on his ban 05 May 2021 - 12:45 pm

Former President Donald Trump launched a space on his website where he can post messages that can be shared by others to Twitter...

Biden to set goal for 70% of U.S. adults to have one shot of vaccine by July 4 04 May 2021 - 10:21 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will announce a goal on Tuesday to have 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot...

US FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week - NYT 04 May 2021 - 01:55 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between...

Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23 04 May 2021 - 11:47 am

Mexico City: At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road...

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain intact 04 May 2021 - 11:25 am

Seattle: Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after...

Biden promotes $4 trillion plans in visit to Virginia schools 03 May 2021 - 07:40 pm

YORKTOWN, VA.: President Joe Biden traveled to coastal Virginia on Monday to promote how his proposals to spend $4 trillion for infrastructure and...

Venezuela to begin clinical trials of Cuba's Abdala vaccine candidate 03 May 2021 - 07:37 pm

CARACAS: Venezuela this month will begin clinical trials of the Cuban coronavirus vaccine candidate Abdala, and plans to produce enough doses locally to...

New wave of COVID-19 infection threatens Costa Rica tourist revival 03 May 2021 - 03:24 pm

San Jose: Costa Rica's internationally renowned green escapes are likely to suffer through a second year of costly tourist hesitancy as the spread...

Tornado rips through Mississippi, damages buildings, power lines 03 May 2021 - 11:13 am

A tornado tore through the southern US city of Tupelo on Sunday, blowing the roofs off homes and tearing down trees and power...

'Hospitals are full' as Argentina COVID-19 cases hit 3 million 03 May 2021 - 10:53 am

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million on Sunday since the pandemic began, as medical workers said hospitals were full to...

Four astronauts return from space station aboard SpaceX capsule 02 May 2021 - 04:22 pm

Four astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early on Sunday in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, parachuting to splash-down...

A baby was born midflight over the Pacific; a viral TikTok video captured the crisis and first cries 01 May 2021 - 02:00 pm

It was already an eventful day for friends Julia Hansen, 23, and Siearra Rowlan, also 23, before they boarded their flight from Salt...

Biden set to ban most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread 30 Apr 2021 - 09:15 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring...