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World - 2020-07-11
China's CanSino in talks for COVID vaccine Phase III trial overseas
South Asia

China's CanSino in talks for COVID vaccine Phase III trial overseas

  • China's success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few countries have agreed to work with it.
  • We are contacting and Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia (for the Phase III trial) and it's still in discussion
Published 11 Jul, 2020 08:50pm
US warns citizens of heightened detention risks in China
Exchange

US warns citizens of heightened detention risks in China

  • US citizens may be detained without access to US consular services or information about their alleged crime,
  • The security alert comes as bilateral tensions intensify over issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, the new Hong Kong security law.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 08:43pm
Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing
Currency

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing

  • Rescuers are looking for those who are still missing in Myagdi," Dhakal said, adding that 50 people had been plucked to safety using helicopters.
  • "We are searching for eight people who are still missing," said Kishore Shrestha, a senior police official, said.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 08:33pm
German states to borrow 95bn euros to cushion virus fallout
Europe

German states to borrow 95bn euros to cushion virus fallout

  • The borrowing comes on top of the 218.5 billion euros of debt the Federal Government plans to issue to help finance support to an economy.
  • Der Spiegel calculated, after surveying regional finance ministries, that Germany's states, which enjoy wide autonomy under the country's highly devolved system of governance,
Published 11 Jul, 2020 08:30pm
China's southern Jiangxi declares highest flood alert
South Asia

China's southern Jiangxi declares highest flood alert

  • Provincial authorities expect severe regional flooding in Poyang, China's largest freshwater lake which connects to the Yangtze.
  • With downpours continuing to wreak havoc across vast swaths of China, several other cities along the Yangtze have declared highest-level flood warnings.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 06:12pm
Mali opposition says one protest leader detained
Africa

Mali opposition says one protest leader detained

  • One protest leader, Issa Kaou Djim, was detained and remains in custody, a spokesman for the M5-RFP opposition coalition said.
  • One protester was killed on Friday and over 20 wounded, according to the coalition. The police have not yet commented.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 05:35pm
Turkey turns Hagia Sophia back into a mosque

Turkey turns Hagia Sophia back into a mosque

  • His declaration came after a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Byzantine monument's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 12:18am
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