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3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus

8:03 pm October 5, 2020

Washington: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a […]

Trump’s defender: Pence’s campaign role grows at key moment

12:31 pm October 5, 2020

Washington: Vice President Mike Pence is in a familiar spot: standing by President Donald Trump. With Trump hospitalised with a virus that he spent months downplaying, his ever-loyal No. 2 will play an increasingly prominent role in the weeks ahead. Pence will take a leading role in campaigning around the country in the final stretch before the Nov. […]

Fauci says vaccine goal would cover 67 million

Fauci: Wear masks, keep distant after vaccine

12:03 am September 24, 2020

Washington: Dr Anthony Fauci says Americans likely will need to wear masks and stay socially distance to protect themselves from the coronavirus after a vaccine becomes available. the US government’s leading infectious disease expert tells senators at a hearing that a vaccine won’t change conditions overnight. “The vaccine availability will go a giant step to controlling the infection, but […]

Feds outline sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccine

8:06 pm September 16, 2020

Washington: The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally

12:48 pm September 14, 2020

Las Vegas (US): In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June with a packed, mask-less Nevada crowd. Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse. Not since a […]