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World can start dreaming of pandemic's end: UN health chief
The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic,” but he said rich and powerful nations must not trample the poor and marginalized “in the stampede for vaccines.”
Despite pandemic challenge, global deal on migration ‘taking root’: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said the Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is “taking root in promising ways”.
Global Covid-19 cases cross 61 million
The confirmed Covid-19 cases across the globe surpassed 61 million on Friday.
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 2,364 cases, 30 deaths
Amid a rising trend in both the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths, Bangladesh recorded 30 more deaths in 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the death toll to 6,305.
Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic?
Public health experts say staying home is best to keep yourself and others safe from infection. But if you’re thinking about flying for the holidays, you should know what to expect.
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.
Bangladesh reports 13 more Covid-I9 deaths; Total cases hit 427,198
Bangladesh on Thursday reported I845 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 427,I98.
US Covid-19 cases nears 10 million
The US, which remains the world’s worst hit country, is approaching another grim milestone of 10 million cases as the country’s total caseload reached 9,968,155 as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s data.
The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night after he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in critical battleground states.