(Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on countries to join a global pact to ensure less affluent countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning of the risks of so-called “fax nationalism”. Here’s a look at the WHO’s plan and approach to rich nations. FILE PHOTO: A …
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WASHINGTON – The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airlines’ flights that the airlines can operate between countries, from four to eight a week. The deal marks a further narrowing of a distance between the world’s two largest economies over travel restrictions imposed during the …
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Home Depot Inc. published Tuesday its strongest quarterly sales in nearly 20 years, as the largest home improvement retailer benefited from the growing interest in household projects during the Covid-19 pandemic. Revenue for the Atlanta-based retailer rose 23% to $ 38.05 billion in the May-July period, up from $ 30.84 …
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GENEVA / MANILA (Reuters) – Nations that may preserve COVID-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, issuing a final closes call for countries to participate in a global vaccine pact. The WHO has an August …
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Some hopeful signs began to emerge when the US recorded the lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases in nearly eight weeks and hospitalizations continued to decline. But recent outbreaks in a number of schools and universities across the country have shown that catching the virus remains a challenge. The …
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