Virus-hunting trio win Nobel for hepatitis C discovery

October 10, 2020

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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find...

North Korea’s Kim lays out 80-day campaign to attain goals this year

October 10, 2020

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SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country to embark on an 80-day campaign to...

Trump returns to White House hard hit by coronavirus

October 10, 2020

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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told Americans “to get out there” and not fear Covid-19 as he returned to the White...

Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, lifts coronavirus restrictions

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WELLINGTON - Coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand’s largest city will be lifted this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on...

Experts raise questions about severity of Trump’s Covid-19

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Doctors not involved in treating President Donald Trump for Covid-19 said the fact that he has been started on dexamethasone...

Myanmar volunteers under strain as coronavirus toll grows

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YANGON - As Myanmar’s coronavirus infections soar, the work never seems to stop for volunteers who have stepped in to...

Prince George and siblings quiz Britain’s Attenborough on his favourite animal

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LONDON - Britain’s Prince George, third-in-line to the throne, and his younger sister and brother appeared in rare video footage...

Joko Widodo defends Indonesia’s Covid-19 record

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JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, asking for no “polemics” or “commotion” amid...

Trump in hospital says he feels ‘much better’, but ‘real test’ ahead in Covid fight