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Chen Ming-tong (L), Minister of the Council for Continental Affairs of Taiwan (MAC) and Katharine Chang, President of the Council for Economic and Cultural Cooperation of Taiwan-Hong Kong, unveil a poster during a launch ceremony of the Exchange Office of Taiwan-Hong Kong and Services in Taipei on July 1, 2020. …

There are more than 130 possible coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that researchers around the world are currently working on. Of them, 19 are being tested on humans. After some encouraging initial results, the researchers remain cautiously optimistic that a safe and effective vaccine can be made. Some of the biggest questions …

the COVID-19-19 the death toll in the US may be nearly 30 percent higher than previously thought, according to a study. Writing in the diary JAMA Internal Medicine, the researchers said, the estimated gap may be explained in part by the initial lack of widespread evidence. © Getty Medical personnel …

Originally slated to hit theaters in October 2021, the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical, Hamilton, has enjoyed the fastest releases and is now available to stream on Disney Plus. The record-breaking Pulitzer Prize-winning show is a visionary vision of the “founding father of ten fatherless dollars,” and a …

NEW YORK (AP) – Hugh Downs, the cool and versatile presenter who became one of the most familiar and welcome faces on television with over 15,000 hours in news, games and talk shows, died at the age of 99. Downs died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Scottsdale, …