FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine is displayed by a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, USA, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / George Frey / File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday, insisting that China should also be included in the event. FILE PHOTO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov …
Read More »Polish president accuses German-owned tabloid of electoral interference
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda suggested on Friday that Germany was trying to intrude on the presidential election after a German-owned tabloid newspaper reported a pardon granted to a man who had served his sentence in a case of pedophilia. FILE PHOTO: Andrzej Duda, President of Poland and …
Read More »China says G4 swine flu virus is not new; does not infect humans easily
SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of the swine flu virus is not new and does not easily infect or make humans and animals sick, rejecting a published study previously. week. That study, conducted by a team …
Read More »China reprimands Canada for criticism of Hong Kong’s security law
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – China returned fire to Canada on Saturday for criticizing Beijing’s national security law for Hong Kong, the second reprimand in a week that has increased tensions in its bilateral relations. FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts …
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