LONDON - Military scientists say a high street insect repellent may offer protection against the Covid-19 virus. In experiments at the UK’s Defence...
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NEW YORK - For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the...
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THE UNITED NATIONS - The impact of terrorism on victims can “last a lifetime and reverberate across generations”, the UN chief said on Friday during...
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GENEVA - Nations that hoard possible Covid-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros...
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