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All 16-, 17-year-olds in England to be offered first COVID vaccine dose by Aug. 23

Published On: August 15, 2021 10:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 15: All 16- and 17-year-olds in England will be offered their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by Aug. 23, according to a target set by British Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

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Tears and anger as Greek island residents face wildfire aftermath

Published On: August 14, 2021 10:49 AM NPT By: Reuters

Greece, August 14: Residents of the Greek seaside village of Rovies mourn a lost paradise of pristine pine forests and family homes, scorched by wildfires that burned for nine days.

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U.S. authorizes third shot of COVID-19 vaccines for the immunocompromised

Published On: August 14, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, August 14: U.S regulators authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)-BioNTech and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) on Friday for people with compromised immune systems who are likely to have weaker protection from the two-dose regimens.

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Taliban advances in Afghanistan, U.S. and Britain to evacuate embassies

Published On: August 13, 2021 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, August 13: The Taliban claimed control over two of Afghanistan's biggest cities on Thursday, according to media reports, as the United States and Britain said they would send thousands of troops to help evacuate their embassy staff.

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Explainer: How hackers stole $613 million in crypto tokens from Poly Network

Published On: August 12, 2021 12:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 12: Hackers pulled off the biggest ever cryptocurrency heist on Tuesday, stealing $613 million in digital coins from token-swapping platform Poly Network, only to return $260 million worth of tokens less than 24 hours later, the company said. Here's what we know so far about the heist.

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EU looking into new possible side-effects of mRNA COVID-19 shots

Published On: August 12, 2021 07:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 12: Three new conditions reported by a small number of people after vaccination with COVID-19 shots from Pfizer (PFE.N) and Moderna (MRNA.O) are being studied to assess if they may be possible side-effects, Europe's drugs regulator said on Wednesday.

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10 dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India's Himalayas - officials

Published On: August 12, 2021 06:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, August 12: A landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has killed at least 10, injured 14 and left dozens trapped after boulders tumbled on to a major highway on Wednesday, smashing and burying several vehicles, Indian officials said.

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Chinese court sentences Canadian Spavor to 11 years in espionage case

Published On: August 11, 2021 10:56 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Aug 11: A Chinese court convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage on Wednesday and sentenced him to 11 years in prison, in a case that is embroiled in a wider diplomatic spat involving Washington and Beijing.

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Moderna may be superior to Pfizer against Delta; breakthrough odds rise with time

Published On: August 10, 2021 10:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 10: The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.

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Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Published On: August 9, 2021 09:49 AM NPT By: Reuters

CHICAGO, August 8: The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection.

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Tokyo douses Olympic flame closing pandemic Games

Published On: August 9, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, August 9: Tokyo doused its Olympic flame on Sunday in a ceremony that echoed the restraint of a Games held without spectators and transformed by the global pandemic, dazzling sport and deeply person turmoil.

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Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama

Published On: August 8, 2021 09:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, August 8: Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil.

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Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

Published On: August 8, 2021 08:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, August 8: There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, scientists at Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday.

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No link found so far between menstrual disorders and COVID-19 vaccines, EU says

Published On: August 7, 2021 10:19 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Aug 7: No causal link between COVID-19 vaccines and menstrual disorders has been found so far, Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday, separately recommending that three new conditions be added as possible side-effects of J&J's (JNJ.N) coronavirus shot.

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Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman

Published On: August 7, 2021 07:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, Aug 7: Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw.

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Messi to leave Barcelona due to 'financial obstacles' -club statement

Published On: August 6, 2021 10:46 AM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, Aug 6: Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the deal.

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Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

Published On: August 6, 2021 10:08 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 5: Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94% efficacy reported in its original clinical trial.

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Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Published On: August 5, 2021 03:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS/BERLIN, Aug 5: Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to hold off until more people are vaccinated across the globe.

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WHO calls for halting COVID-19 vaccine boosters in favor of unvaccinated

Published On: August 5, 2021 10:12 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 5: The World Health Organization is calling for a halt on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, as the gap between vaccinations in wealthy and poor countries widens.

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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 200 mln as Delta variant spreads

Published On: August 5, 2021 07:05 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 5: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the more-infectious Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates and strains healthcare systems.

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