oronavirus is borne through air and can infect people when inhaled." WHO: First Clinical Trial Results To Be Announced Within Weeks. Reuters (7/3, Nebehay, Mason) reports the World Health Organization "should soon get results from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be effective in tre

sed by the novel coronavirus that has killed more than half a million people." Meanwhile, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Reuters (7/3, Nebehay, Shields) on Friday that nearly 30% of the genome sequencing data from the WHO's samples of the virus "have shown signs of mutation, but there is n

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e a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban." China's FM Rejects International Condemnation Of Muslim Uighurs' Treatment. EFTA00148068 Reuters (2/22, Nebehay) reports that on Monday, the government of China "rejected 'slanderous attacks' about conditions for Muslim Uighurs living in Xinjiang, as European

sday, Pompeo said of China, "You can't engage in cover-ups and co-opt international institutions like the World Health Organization." Reuters (7/23, Nebehay) and Politico (7/23, Furlong, 4.29M), among other news outlets, also cover the story. Brazil Continues To Report Record Numbers Of Increases In Cor

- the most pointed comments to date from an agency that has been solicitous toward China through most of the pandemic." According to Reuters (3/30, Nebehay), Tedros criticized China for withholding data from the investigators and although the report "concluded that a leak from a Wuhan laboratory was th

3K), among other news outlets, also report the story. EFTA00150772 WHO Acknowledges Emerging Evidence Of COVID-19 Airborne Spread. Reuters (7/7, Nebehay) reports the WHO on Tuesday "acknowledged 'evidence emerging' of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the

they need to do more research." Tedros Says Review Of WHO's Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic Will Not Impede Response To COVID-19. Reuters (7/10, Nebehay, Shields) reports World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday expressed confidence that an upcoming revie

d and David E. Sanger, “Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding US," New York Times, December 20, 2016. John Davison and Stephanie Nebehay, “Syrian Peace Talks Limp on to Next Week wi Opposition Absent,” Reuters, April 22, 2016. Anne Barnard, “Death To War in Syria Now 470,000, Group Fi

sday, Pompeo said of China, "You can't engage in cover-ups and co-opt international institutions like the World Health Organization." Reuters (7/23, Nebehay) and Politico (7/23, Furlong, 4.29M), among other news outlets, also cover the story. Brazil Continues To Report Record Numbers Of Increases In Cor