UN chief backs global access to ‘people’s vaccine’ for COVID-19

[caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignnone" width="735"] File photo of the White House on Mar 15, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The White House said on Thursday (Jun 4) that...

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Luxury carmaker Bentley to cut about 1,000 jobs in UK

[caption id="attachment_2205" align="alignnone" width="772"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bentley is seen outside a Bentley car dealer. [/caption] LONDON: Luxury car manufacturer Bentley is cutting...

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US to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move

[caption id="attachment_2202" align="alignnone" width="701"] A China Eastern Airlines aircraft is seen at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China June...

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Commentary: The US dollar remains crucial to Hong Kong’s prosperity

Hong Kong's currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer. CORK, Ireland: Increasing economic tensions between the US and China...

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‘They are the heroes now’: COVID-19 doctors join racism protests

[caption id="attachment_2180" align="alignnone" width="838"] Nurses and healthcare workers attend a 'Black Lives Matter' rally in front of Bellevue Hospital on June 4, 2020, in New...

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New York’s Cuomo, concerned about COVID-19 spread, asks protesters to get tested

[caption id="attachment_2168" align="alignnone" width="792"] People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest, amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George...

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China reports five new COVID-19 cases, three asymptomatic cases for June 4

[caption id="attachment_2190" align="alignnone" width="728"] FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk by a major thoroughfare in Beijing, China June...

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India’s urban COVID-19 outbreak is morphing into a rural health crisis

[caption id="attachment_2193" align="alignnone" width="907"] Dayaram Kushwaha, a migrant worker, carries his 5-year-old son, Shivam, on his shoulders as they walk along a road to return...

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AstraZeneca aims at two billion doses with new COVID vaccine deals