The United States has suffered a humiliating defeat among the United Nations because its proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran received support from only the Dominican Republic in the Security Council vote. The US resolution was never likely passed in the face of Russian and Chinese opposition. It …
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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is set to reach 200,000 by Labor Day, as children across the country prepare to return to school, according to a forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC). The rate of new deaths could increase in the next …
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Pre-clinical vaccines not yet in human trials 139 Phase 1 vaccines in small-scale safety tests 25 Phase 2 faxes in extended security tests 17 Phase 3 vaccines in large-scale effectiveness tests 7 Approved faxes approved for general use 0 Source: WHO. Last updated 11 Aug. Researchers around the world are …
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This first chain of women appeared on Wednesday: a few hundred brave souls, clad in white and adorned with air flowers, in a quiet powerful response to the horrific violence caused by thousands of Belarusians in previous days. Towards the following afternoon, columns of flower-waving women sat everywhere, parading along …
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PEople detained in recent days of unrest in Belarus have told the Guardian about systematic abuse and mistreatment, suggesting that guards and police officers loyal to Alexander Lukashenko’s regime have thousands of Belarusians. Russians have terrorized those caught in the attack on recent protests. Those detained in police stations, prisons …
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