By Jane Wardell and Cate Cadell SYDNEY/BEIJING - The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters...
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LONDON - As the UK’s daily death tolls fall and the immediate threat of Covid-19 recedes, doctors are warning that the outbreak may lead to a...
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GENEVA - More than $31 billion is needed over the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be effective against COVID-19, and make them...
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THE UNITED NATIONS - Torture is an “egregious abuse of human rights”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the International Day in...
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