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  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Over two million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. Nearly 179,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last …

  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the current administration for the slower-than-expected pace of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination. “As I long feared and warned, the effort to distribute and administer the vaccine is not progressing as it should,” said Biden, who received his own …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |    Iran on Tuesday started the human trials of its indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, the tally of Turkey’s coronavirus cases surpassed 2.17 million after 15,805 new infections were added. CovIran Barekat, the first Iranian domestic vaccine for COVID-19, entered the stage of human trials, Hojjat …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the U.S. election, House Representative Louie Gohmert and other fellow Republicans on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over the upcoming congressional meeting that will finalize Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The lawsuit, which …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Scientists have speculated that the compound polyethylene glycol, also known as PEG, could cause allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. company Pfizer and German company BioNTech, media reported. This comes after the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified six reports of …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |    The Democrats-held House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill to boost the second round of federal direct payments to 2,000 U.S. dollars for individuals, up from the 600 dollars for individuals in the new relief package. The vote came after President Donald Trump …

Jerusalem, Israeli | THE INDEPENDENT |    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked on Monday by phone over regional developments. “The two discussed the situation in Syria, developments in the region and the actions necessary to increase regional stability,” said a statement issued by the Israeli …

NewYork, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |    Shirley Young, a legendary business executive and long-time promoter of bilateral exchanges between the United States and China, died on Saturday at 85 at a hospital in New York, according to a release from Young’s family on Monday. Young served as vice president of …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that the post-Brexit trade deal is a new starting point for Britain and the European Union (EU). “I welcomed the importance of the UK/EU Agreement as a new starting point for our relationship, between sovereign equals,” Johnson …

Houston,USA | THE INDEPENDENT |    U.S. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday urged community leaders to work together to bring down violence in the city. Joining community leaders at a “Stop the Violence H-Town” rally, Turner said the number of violent crimes in Houston has been on the rise in …