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EU Buys Enough Remdesivir to Treat 30,000 Covid-19 Cases, Seeks More Supply
The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a limited supply of the COVID19 medicine remdesivir from U.S. drugmaker Gilead to address the shortterm needs of European patients, and hoped to be able to order more later.
EU set to drop Algeria from safe country travel list
The European Union is set to exclude Algeria from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows nonessential travel after a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday.
Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection
In May, Trump disclosed that he was taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus after consulting the White House doctor.
Turkey Parliament Passes Controversial Bill That Gives Govt Greater Control on Social Media
Under the new law, social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter would have to ensure they have local representatives in Turkey .
Belarus President Dismissed Covid-19 as 'Psychosis.' Now He Says He Caught the Virus
Lukashenko has repeatedly dismissed the threat posed by Covid-19, touted home remedies and refused to shut down his country, making Belarus an outlier in Europe.
Four U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard in California
Four U.S. states in the South and West reported oneday records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half of its cases.
UN report finds migrants face violence by African officials
A new U.N. refugee agency report on migrants who braved long and oftendeadly land routes to Libya has found that government officials, such as border guards, police and soldiers, in the African countries they crossed were responsible for nearly half of al...
Judge lifts ban on NYCLU releasing police discipline records
Reversing her initial ruling, a federal judge cleared the way Tuesday for a civil rights organization to provide the public with disciplinary records it obtained from New York City's police watchdog agency.
Nike drops plans for manufacturing plant near Phoenix
Nike said Tuesday it's withdrawing plans to make soles for its Nike Air shoes in a Phoenix suburb because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Portugal's touristy Madeira island makes masks compulsory in public
Wearing masks in public at all times will be compulsory on the popular Portuguese island of Madeira from Aug. 1, the local government announced on Tuesday, making it the first region in the country to adopt such measure against COVID19.
U.S. Congress pushing Homeland Security for details on protest surveillance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is stalling its response to congressional committee requests for details on how the department is surveilling protests at federal buildings in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere, three Capitol Hill sources said.
U.S. Republicans, Democrats square off on coronavirus relief as deadline looms
U.S. Republicans and Democrats faced difficult talks on Tuesday on how best to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after Republicans unveiled a relief proposal days before millions of Americans lose federal unemployment benefits.
Malta rescues 95 migrants from sinking dinghy
Malta's armed forces have rescued a group of 95 migrants found in distress on a dinghy north of Libya and brought them ashore at a military base near the capital Valletta, authorities said on Monday.
North Korean Women Faced Torture, Rape, Malnourishment in Detention, Says UN Report
The women, detained between 2009 and 2019 after failing to flee the country, recounted the horror in interviews with U.N. investigators in Seoul after their release.
Scientists Identify How 'Misfiring' of Immune System is Linked to Averse Covid-19 Conditions
The study, published in the journal Nature, found that all patients shared a common COVID-19 "signature" in immune system activity early in the course of disease.