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SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, (THEWILL) - The European Medicines Agency said it has recommended authorising the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat the new coronavirus. “Remdesivir is the first medicine against COVID-19 to be recommended for authorisation in...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 25, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom has begun human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is developed by a team of researchers from the Imperial College, London and this is the first time it will be...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – A plane crash which killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was because of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster released Wednesday. The...

U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects. The Food and Drug Administration said the drugs hydroxychloroquine and...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) - Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) - Burundi's President of 15 years, Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says. Burundi was planning to make him a "supreme guide to patriotism", according to the official title that...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) - The Iraqi army said Monday a rocket had struck within the grounds of Baghdad airport, where US forces are deployed, in another attack against American interests in Iraq. While a wave of similar attacks...

Thousands of people have joined anti-racism demonstrations across the UK. The protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd in the US, are being held in cities including London, Manchester, Cardiff, Leicester and Sheffield. In London, protesters knelt for a minute's...

The United States on Saturday accused China of using the unrest triggered by the death of George Floyd in police custody to justify denying its own people basic human rights. “As with dictatorships throughout history, no lie is too obscene,...

Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the...