Pfizer may seek vaccine approval next month

Sep 4,2020
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it plans to seek approval for a vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as next month. But that would only be after the firm concludes the vaccine is effective.
PNG reports zero new COVID-19 transmissions Thursday
Sep 04
Papua New Guinea (PNG) officially recorded zero new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with the nation's total standing at 471 confirmed cases and five deaths, according to a press release from the PNG government late Thursday.
Israel's daily COVID-19 infections hit record high
Sep 04
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel soared to 124,455 on Thursday, with 2,991 new cases, the state's Ministry of Health said.
Coronavirus death toll in Asia tops 100,000
Sep 03
Asia has registered more than 100,000 deaths linked to the new coronavirus since it first emerged in December, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at 0800 GMT on Thursday.
Amazon to create 7,000 permanent UK jobs
Sep 03
Amazon will create 7,000 permanent jobs in the UK by the end of the year, the American e-commerce giant announced Thursday in a boost for Britain's virus-hit economy.
France puts jobs at heart of economy rescue plan
Sep 03
The French government said jobs were the number one priority as it prepared to unleash a mammoth spending plan for the coronavirus-hit economy on Thursday.
Cargo ship with 43 crew and 6,000 cows sank off Japan in typhoon: survivor
Sep 03
A cargo ship carrying 43 crew and about 6,000 cows sank at sea after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon off Japan, according to a survivor rescued by the country's coast guard.