July 2021 - Page 9 of 9

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Experts Question if WHO Should Lead Pandemic Origins Probe

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As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.Numerous experts, some…

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COVAX Urges Countries Not to Widen Vaccine Divide

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COVAX, the World Health Organization initiative for the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, is urging countries to recognize as fully vaccinated all people who have received COVID-19 vaccines that COVAX has recognized as safe and effective.“Any measure that only allows people protected by a subset…

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Delta Variant Risks Spoiling Europe’s Hope of a Return to Normality

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The three women were enjoying their time together, having lunch near the beach at Capalbio on the Southern Tuscan coast just over an hour’s drive from Rome. A long winter and spring of lockdowns and restrictions in their northern alpine town of Bolzano had kept…

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Private Firms Keep Expanding Operations in Space

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Private space operations continue to expand. Plus, Europe's space agency continues its quest for diversity, and a French astronaut makes good — sort of — on a promise to his crewmates. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space.Produced by: Arash Arabasadi ...

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Chinese Hackers Attacked Afghan Council Network, Cybersecurity Firm Says

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As part of a cyberespionage operation targeting Central Asian countries, Chinese hackers recently sought to breach the computer networks of Afghanistan's National Security Council, researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point reported.The alleged attack by the Chinese-speaking hacking group known to cybersecurity experts as IndigoZebra is…

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South African Firm to Produce COVID-19 Vaccine for African Countries

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The South African pharmaceutical company Aspen has begun production of hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine for African countries. To speed up the process, the company is getting a large funding boost from the U.S. government. Speaking during a virtual press briefing…

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WHO: COVID-19 Cases Rise Again in Europe after 10-Week Decline

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The World Health Organization says the recent decline in the number of new coronavirus infections throughout Europe “has come to an end.”Hans Kluge, the director of the U.N. health agency’s Europe region, said Thursday during a news briefing in Copenhagen that the number of cases…

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Cambodia Backs Vaccinations as COVID-19 Case Load Soars

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Amid rising caseloads of coronavirus infections as it emerges from a strict COVID lockdown, Cambodia is pinning its hopes on a vaccination rollout that will help the nation reach herd immunity, even as the nation confronts unique challenges that could hamper that effort.Daily case numbers…