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Herculean Task Ahead to Produce Coronavirus Vaccines For All; Will It Ever Cover 7 Billion People?

Vaccine production during a pandemic is always a challenge, but many biotech companies are boosting production capacity to help the world population survive

Aug 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Israeli Army Targets Hamas Military Sites In Gaza Strip

According to sources, no injuries were reported, however, the attack caused considerable damages

Aug 24, 2020

By IANS

Syria Calls Arab Gas Pipeline Blast a Terrorist Attack, US Suspects ISIS Hand in Strike

The explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline between the towns of Adra and Ad Dumayr led to a blackout across Syria.

Aug 24, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Florida Woman Shoots Dead Friend Trying to Break Into Her House; Police Say It Was in 'Self Defense'

The woman, who owned the home, got a handgun and fired one round and the man immediately died at the scene.

Aug 24, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Impoverished Palestine Cluster Faces Heavy Losses Due to Closure of Border: Panel

Popular Committee to Challenge the Israeli Siege said substantial losses have been incurred on the blockaded coastal enclave that is already impoverished

Aug 24, 2020

By IANS

PHILIPPINES Blasts: Abu Sayyaf in Crosshairs as at Least 9 Including Soldiers Killed in Jolo

Sulu province is the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf Group, an armed group allied with ISIL.

Aug 24, 2020

By R. Ghosh

China Authorizes Emergency Use of Coronavirus Vaccine, US May Follow Suit Ahead of Elections

China had authorized emergency use of its domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines for frontline health workers and bureaucrats.

Aug 24, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Shinzo Abe's Health Deteriorating: Is Japan Looking for a Replacement?

Shinzo Abe suffers from chronic ulcerative colitis and has spoken of struggling with it since junior high school.

Aug 24, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Pakistan's Ex-Ambassador Sold Embassy Building in Indonesia at Throwaway Price

Former Pak ambassador to Indonesia Major General Syed Mustafa Anwar has been found guilty of illegally selling the embassy building in Jakarta.

Aug 24, 2020

By Viraj Mahajan

Who Is John Shepherd? Michigan Man Tried Contacting Aliens from Grandma's Living Room for 30 Years

The self-taught electronics engineer was inspired by sci-fi TV shows and set out to contact aliens in mid-1960s with equipment that filled his grandmother's living room

Aug 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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New Study Reveals Air Conditioners Spreading Virus More

New Study by Indian-German researchers has revealed the role of humidity in terms of transferring Coronavirus

Aug 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Is Kim Jong Un Dead? South Korean Diplomat Claims North Korean Leader's Recent Photos Are Fake

There have been many speculations and regarding the health of the North Korean Supreme Leader in the last few months

Aug 23, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Chinese Authorities Do Monitor Overseas WeChat Accounts, Jailed User Reveals

The user, Gao Zhigang, sent a pro-democracy video clip to his friend in the U.S. and he later found out that the screenshots were taken from his friend's account

Aug 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus Cases in Philippines Close to 190,000

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting people in more than 170 countries

Aug 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Slave Trade Remembrance Day: Monkeys Being Used in Coconut Farms and Orangutans for 'Sex Slavery'

Monkeys are dressed in different outfits as their captors control them by choking them with tight ropes while they perform on the streets in Thailand

Aug 23, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

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