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O ministro Luís Roberto Barroso, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determinou que o presidente do Senado, Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG), tome as

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Laurence Fox: 'I hope England lose in the first round of the Euros'

Controversial actor Laurence Fox took to Twitter to voice his frustration after England players took the knee ahead of their final warm-up g

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Chaos in Portugal as Brits scramble to return to the UK

Ministers demoted Portugal from green to amber status on its travel list on Thursday, sparking fury among travel industry chiefs and British

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Somaliland opposition wins first parliamentary polls since 2005

Two opposition parties in Somalia’s breakaway region announce political alliance, securing parliamentary majority.

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Hungary Becomes First EU Country To Buy Russia's Sputnik-V Vaccine

Hungary has signed an agreement with Russia to buy the Sputnik-V anti-coronavirus vaccine, the first European Union country to do so.

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Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday approved emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain's AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immunizations as the pandemic enters a deadly second wave.

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Anvisa autoriza por unanimidade uso emergencial das vacinas Coronovac e de Oxford contra a Covid-19

Pedidos foram feitos por Butantan e Fiocruz e são referentes a 8 milhões de doses importadas. Relatora frisou que não há alternativa de tratamento para prevenir a Covid-19. Butantan terá de assinar termo de compromisso.

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Guinea's President Conde receives Russian COVID vaccine | Africanews

The 82-year-old is one of Africa's first leaders to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

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BEIRUT: Lebanon finalized a deal with Pfizer on Sunday for 2.1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine amid surge in infections that has overwhelmed the country’s health care system. The doses are to arrive in Lebanon starting early February, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The government’s statement said the Pfizer vaccines will be complemented with another 2.7 million doses from the UN-led program to provide for countries in need. It gave no date for when those doses are expected to arrive but said the agreement was signed in October.

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IOC president says Japan will write Olympic history

Thomas Bach is sure the uncertainty shrouding the big event will dissipate

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Philippines clears Pfizer vaccine for emergency use

(UPDATED) The Food and Drug Administration's decision paves the way for the Pfizer vaccine to be given to Filipinos, but actual delivery remains uncertain as the government has yet to finalize a supply deal with the company

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Indonesia Receives 15 Million Doses of Half-Finished Sinovac Vaccine

The government has targeted to vaccinate at least 181 million of the country’s 270 million population until the end of the year.

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PH secures 25-M COVID vaccines from China’s Sinovac

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has secured 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac, 50,000 of which will arrive in the country by February, Malacañang said

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M'sia signs deal to buy additional 12.2 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine

PUTRAJAYA: The government signed a deal to buy an additional 12.2 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by US and German drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech, says the Health Ministry (MOH).

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Indonesia Approves Sinovac Vaccine amid Dramatic Surge in Coronavirus Cases

The phase three clinical trial of Coronavac vaccine in Bandung demonstrate a 65.3 percent efficacy, according to Indonesian authorities.

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PH secures deal for 30M doses of Covovax COVID-19 vaccine

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has signed an agreement with the Serum Institute of India (SII) for the supply of 30 million doses of the Covovax coronavirus vaccine. Vaccine czar Carlito