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Putin: Russia Becomes First Country in the World to Register COVID-19 Vaccine

Global COVID-19 Cases Spike to Highest Level Post-Lockdown

Riot police march during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus.

Second Night of Belarus Protests Sees Riot Police, Barricades, Tear Gas, Molotov Cocktails - Photo, Video

In this July 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. If Donald Trump is serious about his public courtship of Vladimir Putin, he may want to take pointers from one of the Russian leader's longtime suitors: Chinese President Xi Jinping. In this political love triangle, Putin and Xi are tied by strategic need and a rare dose of personal affection, while Trump's effusive display in Helsinki showed him as an earnest admirer of the man leading a country long considered America's adversary

Ex-Aide Bolton Reveals What 'Froze Him to His Chair' During Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki

Migrants (L), believed to have been picked up from boats in the Channel, are given instructions by Border Force officials on-board Coastal patrol vessel HMC Hunter, in the port of Dover, on the south-east coast of England on 9 August 2020.

Ruthless Gangmasters Offer Migrants' Kids to Cross Into UK for Free on Perilous Boat Trips - Report

A scientist prepares samples during the research and development of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Key Things to Know About First COVID-19 Vaccine Registered in Russia

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Russia
Watch First Doses of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Being Produced at Pharmaceutical Plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day announced that the country's Gamaleya Research Institute had registered the world's first anti-coronavirus vaccine and that production will commence in the near future, marking a possible end to the global pandemic.
Last update: 12:33 GMT 11.08.2020
12:33 GMT 11.08.2020
Tech
White House to Privatise Military Mid-Band Spectrum to Build US 5G Networks Despite Trade War Claims
The initiative could potentially strike a balance in interests with the FCC, Pentagon and others on privatising mid-band spectrum previously used for military infrastructure, including radars and missile command systems, it was reported on Monday.
Last update: 11:40 GMT 11.08.2020
11:40 GMT 11.08.2020
Opinion
Banning Killer Robots is 'No Longer an Option', We Must Now Focus on Control, Argues Futurist
Autonomous killing machines are becoming a growing reality worldwide, one which has sparked intense debate and resulted in an increasing number of governments and civil society organisations calling for a ban over the use of the technology.
Last update: 11:43 GMT 11.08.2020
11:43 GMT 11.08.2020
Business
China Outpaces US With Record 133 Firms on Fortune 500 List for First Time in History Amid Trade War
The listing of the world's biggest companies saw 133 Chinese firms across the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong make the roster compared with 121 US businesses. The news comes amid a major surge in foreign investment in Chinese tech firms amid the ongoing US trade war with China.
Last update: 11:04 GMT 11.08.2020
11:04 GMT 11.08.2020
Society
Jordan Peterson's Daughter Shares Details of Her Father's Battle With COVID-19
Despite noting the whole family had to go through the coronavirus ordeal, which she said turned out to be less than originally feared, Mikhaila Peterson stressed that the aftereffects of across-the-board lockdowns are no less "miserable".
Last update: 10:48 GMT 11.08.2020
10:48 GMT 11.08.2020
US
George Floyd’s Fatal Struggle Shown in Full as US Police Release Bodycam Footage of His Arrest
On 25 May George Floyd died when a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis knelt on his neck during an arrest. A Minnesota judge has ordered the police to release the footage taken by the arresting officers’ body cameras.
Last update: 10:45 GMT 11.08.2020
10:45 GMT 11.08.2020
Europe
Live Updates: Over 2,000 People Detained in Belarus in Past 24 Hours
Protests erupted in Minsk and other cities across Belarus following the presidential election on 9 August that saw the country's incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, re-elected for a sixth consecutive term.
Last update: 04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: WHO in Close Contact With Russia Over First-Ever Vaccine for Coronavirus
Amid the ongoing pandemic multiple nations and regions are re-introducing restrictive measures and halting travel to affected areas. The number of cases is spiking dramatically in Latin America, India, and the US.