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AstraZeneca says its antibody treatment failed in preventing COVID-19 in exposed patients
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its study of monoclonal antibody AZD7442 did not meet the main goal of preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in people recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Repo...
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Taiwan reports 132 new domestic COVID-19 cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 132 new domestic COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, down from the previous day's figure of 185. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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Front-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by U.S.
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Ebrahim Raisi's record of fierce loyalty to Iran's ruling clerics helps explain why the senior judge is a front-runner in Friday's presidential election, a contest t...
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Twitter adds ‘Arabic (feminine)’ language option in diversity drive
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Twitter on Tuesday introduced an "Arabic (feminine)" language setting enabling the social media site to speak to users using feminine grammar, part of what it said...
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Factbox-Judge, banker, negotiator among candidates for Iran’s presidency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians have a choice between seven mostly hardline candidates in a president election on Friday, a contest likely to reinforce the authority of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country'...
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Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with popular anger over economic ...
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Malaysia grants conditional approval for CanSino, J&J COVID-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry said on Tuesday it has granted conditional approval for emergency use to the single dose COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by China's CanSino Biologics...
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Kremlin says deals at Putin-Biden summit unlikely but talks useful
By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Geneva on Wednesday is unlikely to yield concrete deals but the talks ...
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Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The United States crossed the grim milestone of 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as slowing vaccination rates threaten the Biden administration target of having 70% o...
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Australia’s central bank says ‘premature’ to end bond buying programme
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank signaled on Tuesday its willingness to extend its bond purchase programme next month and laid out various options for the plan with the aim ...
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