U.S. administers 205.9 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Those figures are up from the 202,282,923 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by April 16 out of 258,502,815 doses delivered.
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U.S. puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca
J&J said it was “assuming full responsibility” of the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, reiterating that it will deliver 100 million doses to the government by the end of May.
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U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials - filing
Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”
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Taiwan welcomes lifting of U.S. restrictions on official contact
The announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday that Washington was lifting the restrictions in a bid to regularize interactions between American and Taiwanese officials symbolized the strong partnership ties between Taiwan and the U.S., Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said.
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Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday
The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok starting on September 20, three officials told Reuters.
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U.S. health secretary, President Tsai hold historic meeting
Azar said the U.S. has expressed its admiration for Taiwan's democratic success in tangible ways, such as signing legislation to strengthen the bilateral partnership and opening a new office for the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in 2018.
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UK to purge Huawei from 5G by 2027, angering China and pleasing U.S.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West.
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California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation’s largest outbreak.
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