Melbourne lockdown to stay; 8 charged for rally
MELBOURNE, Australia — The premier of Victoria announced a slight easing of restrictions in Melbourne but the country's second-largest city will remain in lockdown...
Victoria police make arrests at rallies
Victoria Polcie made several arrests among a crowd of about 300 people protesting the lockdown in Melbourne, as Australia's death toll rose to 748.
Victoria...
UN: No vaccine to be endorsed before it’s safe and effective
LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved...
Australia adds 53 earlier dead to pandemic toll
Australian authorities have added 53 deaths at nursing homes from earlier this year to the country’s total of coronavirus deaths.
Those deaths plus six that...
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus passed 50,000 in the Middle East on Thursday, according to a count...
Members named to panel probing WHO’s pandemic response
LONDON — An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have...
US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it won't pay more than $60 million in dues it owes to the World Health Organization and...
Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine
Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal.
While one or more options could...
Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients
New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care.
An...
US says it won’t join global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine...
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