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Russia's Vaccine Out in Two Weeks, Health Workers a Priority
The Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)

The authorities explained that for maximum effect, the immunization agents have to be injected in the body in a period of two to three weeks to allow the immune system to adapt to the new substance.  

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Cuba and the U.K. Start a Joint Venture to Develop Medicines
A medical worker checks an ampoule of the antiviral drug Remdesivir, Essen, Germany, July 3, 2020.

“Our mission is to prioritize public health," BioCubaFarma chairman Eduardo Martinez said.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) and President Donald Trump (R) at the White House, Washington DC, U.S., August 2, 2020.

US Could Ban TikTok Over Espionage Allegations

Washington claims the app could be feeding sensitive data directly to China's Communist Party.

CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors Inc., Elon Musk speaks during the StartmeupHK Festival in Hong Kong, China, January 26, 2016.

Elon Musk Praises China And Underestimates U.S.

Tesla CEO said his country has started to "take things for granted" after "winning for too long."

A person accesses the Tik Tok application from their cell phone.

Trump Threatens to Ban Chinese Application 'Tik Tok' in the US

TikTok has close to 800 million monthly users and has been downloaded over 2 billion times around the world. 
 

COVID-19 Patient Hospital, Villahermosa, Tabasco state, Mexico, July 22, 2020.

Mexico to Identify COVID-19 Patients Through Cough

Sick and healthy people have different tones of voice and cough. This principle will help to identify, with only 15 seconds of audio, whether a person is sick or not.

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China Launches Tianwen-1 Mission to Explore Mars

The next stage of China's Martian program is to send a larger probe around 2030 to collect samples and bring them back to Earth.

A Huawei store in Shanghai, China, July 16, 2020.

France Will Not Leave Huawei Out of Its 5G Network

Last week, however, the U.K. banned Huawei from participating in its national wireless network.

Hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Moscow, Russia, July 20, 2020.

Russia: COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Patients Developed Immunity

The intravenous vaccine was created without any COVID-19 element as part of its composition.

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