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Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot even as details about its production remained slim.
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia; 1 death reported
A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. A girl was killed in the quake and a man and a boy were pulled out alive from a car buried in rubble and sent to a hospital.
50 journalists killed in 2020, two-thirds in countries 'at peace': RSF
A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists published on Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons' right to live and work in EU
So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the U.K. left the European Union on Jan. 31, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this year as part of a transition period to the new economic relationship.
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill — a Black man who was holding a cellphone — and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes.
Next pandemic may be more severe: WHO official
In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, senior officials warned that the virus is "not necessarily the big one" and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world.
The Latest: S. Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases
South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom.
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.
Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills.
“Believe in science:” EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.