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World Health Organization asks rich countries to stop cutting the vaccines queue

The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday there is a "clear problem" that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and urged countries to stop striking bilateral deals with manufacturers | READ MORE

Biden likes Trump's decision to skip inauguration, slams vaccine rollout

US President-elect Joe Biden, in the aftermath of President Donald Trump finally conceding defeat, has not held back from expressing disgust at what followed after the November 3 vote | READ MORE

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls US Pyongyang's 'biggest enemy'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday called the United States Pyongyang's ''biggest enemy'' as he threw down the diplomatic gauntlet to the incoming administration of Joe Biden | READ MORE

US officials to open murder probe in Capitol police officer's death

US federal prosecutors are opening a murder investigation after a Capitol Police officer died Thursday in the aftermath of pro-Trump supporters' invasion of Congress | READ MORE

Check out this 400-year-old social distancing manual

Few of us know that rules of social distancing and pandemic control were formally set up by a man 432 years ago | READ MORE

Saudi Arabia's King Salman receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine on Friday in the NEOM economic zone, the state news agency SPA said | READ MORE

US sets new record with nearly 290,000 Covid cases in 24 hours

The United States hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours | READ MORE