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Atlanta resident Norman Hulme, 65, prepares to have his blood drawn as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mRNA-1273 at Emory University’s Hope Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 4, 2020.

02:22 GMT 24 October 2020 / updated: 02:34 GMT US

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca to Resume Coronavirus Vaccine Clinical Trials in US

United Nations General Assembly hall in New York City

Medvedev Says Concerned Over Attempts to Replace UN With 'Club of Democratic Nations'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at The Villages Polo Club in The Villages, Florida, U.S., October 23, 2020.

Trump Campaigns on ‘Biden's Plan’ to ‘Abolish Oil Industry’

Smoke rises after the recent shelling, in Stepanakert, the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, when Yerevan and Baku accused each other of provoking military hostilities.

Live Updates: Baku Claims Azerbaijani Troops Seized Strategic High Grounds in Nagorno-Karabakh

UK Foreign Office is Funding Opposition-Linked 'Transparency' Project in Venezuela, Journo Reveals

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