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Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic...

Vaccine makers face biggest medical manufacturing challenge in history

Developing a COVID-19 vaccine in record time will be tough. Producing enough to end the pandemic will be the biggest medical manufacturing feat in...

Under pressure, Google to pay some outlets for news content

Google announced plans Thursday to pay some news organizations for content in a departure from its past practice following pressure from governments and media...

Virus cases surge in Americas as IMF warns of economic carnage

More than 78,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the US and in Brazil alone Wednesday, as  the IMF laid out the unprecedented economic...

Migrant workers need support, jobs at home after pandemic disruption: ILO

The UN labour agency appealed to governments on Wednesday to support tens of millions of migrant workers forced to return to their homelands due...

Plastic ‘has entered’ Antarctic terrestrial food chain

Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply"...

Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj over pandemic

Saudi Arabia has announced it will hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual...
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