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Von der Leyen optimistic about COVID-19 vaccine before autumn
In a video published prior to Tuesday's teleconference meeting with EU27 leaders, Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President and a trained doctor herself...
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US' Health and Human Services Department suffers cyberattack
The US Health and Human Services Department (HHS) suffered a cyberattack on its computer system on Sunday night, during the nation's response to the...
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Commission offers financing to German biopharma CureVac for COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission announced on Monday it had offered €80bn of financial support to the German pharmaceutical company CureVac, to speed up the development...
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Peace Corps suspending all operations, evacuating volunteers
The Peace Corps is suspending its operations worldwide and evacuating all volunteers, in light of COVID-19 spread across the globe, the organisation said on...
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US to extend European COVID-19 travel ban to include UK and Ireland
The US will extend a 30-day travel ban announced on Wednesday by President Donald Trump, which banned travel from 26 European Countries to the...
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Bloomberg drops out of presidential race
Michael Bloomberg dropped out of the 2020 Presidential race on Wednesday, three months after announcing his candidacy.
"Today, I am leaving the race for the...
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EU's trade chief sees opportunity for "mini-deal" with the US
The European Union's Trade Chief Phil Hogan has said he is optimistic about coming to an agreement with the US on a “mini deal”...
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EU's foreign policy chief Borrell denounces Trump's Middle East peace plan
EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell has rejected parts of the US peace plan for the Middle East, provoking an aggravated response from Israel, that...
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Guaidó seeks stronger EU sanctions on Maduro
Juan Guaidó, opposition leader in Venezuela travelled to Brussels on Wednesday, defying a travel ban, in an effort to give renewed impetus to his...
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UK, France, Germany pull diplomatic trigger on Iran deal dispute
Nearly a week after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing everyone on board, France, Germany and the UK...
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Jack Lew does Athens and urges continued reform, but promises nothing on debt
As promised by President Obama in Warsaw earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew concluded his post-Brexit vote European consultations and visited Athens for...
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Washington reiterates the UK and the EU will remain indispensable partners of the United States
The Obama White House released this brief statement early Friday: “The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision. The...