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Coronavirus vaccine to be available by end of year: Chinese company
The head of a major state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company says its coronavirus vaccine will be commercially available by the end of the year, reports AP.
Coronavirus: Global cases now 21.8 million
The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 772,856 on Tuesday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University.
1,200-year old olive oil soap workshop found in Israel
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old olive oil-soap making workshop in southern Israel, the oldest one found in the country, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Sunday.
Coronavirus outbreak: New Zealand delays election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced delaying New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
UAE, Israel set up telephone links
Direct telephone service has been launched between the United Arab Emirates and Israel on Sunday, marking the first concrete step of a US-brokered diplomatic deal.
Coronavirus batters Japan's economy
Japan’s economy saw the worst contraction on record when it shrank at an annual rate of 27.8 percent in April-June period as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.
Bihar flood: 25 dead, over 8.1mln people affected
The death toll from flood in India’s eastern state of Bihar rose to 25 as more than 8.1 million people have been affected, Bihar Disaster Management Department (BDMD) said Saturday.
Covid-19: India's death toll nears 50,000
India’s Covid-19 death tally reached 49,980 on Sunday while the number of its confirmed cases soared to 2,589,682, according to the latest Health Ministry data.
Trump orders Chinese TikTok owners to sell US assets within 90 days
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Chinese company ByteDance to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States within 90 days, reports AP.
Covid-19 cases in India cross 2.5 million
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 2.5 million with another biggest single-day spike of 65,002 in the past 24 hours.