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Germany’s Merkel: Stop EU from drifting apart amid pandemic

Staff Writer Posted on June 18, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union must not be allowed to drift apart economically because of the coronavirus crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, warning that populists and political extremists would pounce on such a development. A day before leaders of the EU’s 27 countries hold a video conference summit, Merkel pledged to push […]

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The Latest: WHO scientist hopes for vaccine end of next year

Staff Writer Posted on June 18, 2020

LONDON — The chief scientist at the World Health Organization says the agency hopes there will be about 2 billion doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of next year that would be reserved for “priority populations.” Dr. Soumya Swaminathan told a press briefing: “It’s a big if because we don’t have any […]