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N.Korea’s Kim praises ‘fresh heyday’ in China relations as longtime envoy departs

23 Dec 2021

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for helping to improve relations between Pyongyang and Beijing, state media reported on Thursday, as the envoy left office after seven years in the post. Kim’s comments were conveyed to Li by Choe Ryong Hae, a top official in the …

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Novavax says COVID vaccine triggers immune response to Omicron variant

22 Dec 2021

By Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective in generating an immune response against the Omicron variant, according to early data published on Wednesday, suggesting that the U.S. drugmaker’s existing COVID-19 vaccine can help combat the new Omicron variant. Novavax’s two-dose, protein-based vaccine was authorized for use this week by European Union …

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S.African study offers Omicron hope ahead of second coronavirus Christmas

22 Dec 2021

GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African data offered a glimmer of hope on Wednesday about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to draw firm conclusions as the strain spread across the globe. With the second Christmas of the pandemic days away, countries imposed new restrictions …

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Exclusive-Vaccine maker Serum waives AstraZeneca shot indemnity for refugee programme

22 Dec 2021

By Francesco Guarascio and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India (SII) has waived its protection from legal liabilities for any AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 shots it supplies to a global programme for refugees, a spokesperson for the GAVI vaccine alliance told Reuters on Wednesday. The news comes days after Reuters reported that tens of …

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China’s Xi hails HK election, says situation improved from ‘chaos’

22 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday the situation in Hong Kong had improved in the past year from “chaos,” and hailed recent legislative elections in the city as a manifestation of the people’s democratic rights. Xi’s remarks, carried by state media, were made during a meeting in Beijing with Hong Kong …

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Afghan Taliban stop Pakistan army from fencing international border

22 Dec 2021

By Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan disrupted the erecting of a security fence by the Pakistani military along the border between the two countries, Afghan officials said on Wednesday. Pakistan has fenced most of the 2,600 km (1,615 mile) border despite protestations from Kabul, which has always contested the British-era …

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World’s children bearing brunt of COVID pandemic, Vatican studies say

22 Dec 2021

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The world’s children are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, with marked increases in violence, abuse, child labour, lost schooling, and malnutrition, two Vatican studies said on Wednesday. The studies, based on academic, scientific, United Nations data and other source material, were produced by the Vatican’s development …

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Despite consumption hit, China to stand fast on tough COVID-19 curbs

22 Dec 2021

(This December 21 story corrects to read two (not one) in paragraph 2) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s strict COVID-19 policy is weighing on consumption and rattling foreign firms, but its effectiveness and the imperative to maintain stability heading into a sensitive year mean Beijing will stick to its approach, experts say. China has reported just …

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Chinese city Xian curbs residents’ travel, activities amid COVID outbreak

22 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese city of Xian has ordered its 13 million residents to stay at home and urged them not to leave town unnecessarily as it struggles to contain rising COVID-19 cases under Beijing’s guideline that flare-ups must be curbed as quickly as possible. Xian, in China’s northwest, has reported more than 140 …

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